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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia and John Bowden

Trump denies removing call logs and using burner phones during seven-hour Jan 6 silence

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Former president Donald Trump denied using any burner phones and said he did not recall receiving many calls during the January 6 Capitol riot in an interview with The Washington Post published on Thursday.

The interview comes as there are many questions about a seven-hour gap in phone logs on the day of the insurrection wherein his supporters raided the Capitol in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election. He said he didn’t recall “getting very many” calls.

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