Trump’s Phone Logs May Have Been Tampered With

The Guardian reports:

Donald Trump used an official White House phone to place at least one call during the Capitol attack on January 6 last year that should have been reflected in the internal presidential call log from that day but was not, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The former president called the phone of a Republican senator, Mike Lee, with a number recorded as 202-395-0000, a placeholder number that shows up when a call is incoming from a number of White House department phones, the sources said.

The origin of the call as coming from an official White House phone, which has not been previously reported, raises the prospect of tampering or deletion by Trump White House officials.

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Revealed: Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log. Important story by @hugolowell https://t.co/T9bQvIzvXn

— Ed Pilkington (@Edpilkington) March 30, 2022

Lyons’ departure was very unusual, a month before Jan. 20. Had he refused to tamper with records?

“There was scope for political interference in records preservation, with no WH staff secretary appointed after Derek Lyons’ departure on 18 December.”https://t.co/Qlb8Bvpg6I

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 30, 2022