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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Peony Hirwani

Identity of Trump aide who tried to stop Capitol riot committee seeing his phone records is revealed

AP

Donald Trump’s social media manager Dan Scavino was on Friday revealed to be the secret aide who sued Verizon Communications earlier this month to block the 6 January select committee from accessing the former president’s phone records.

On 5 January 2022, Mr Scavino filed a lawsuit under a pseudonym contesting a subpoena issued to the telecommunications conglomerate by the special congressional committee examining last year’s Capitol riots.

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