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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 04:16 PM Mar 2022

Trump Talked About 'Burner Phones' with John Bolton

Trump Talked About ‘Burner Phones’ with John Bolton

March 29, 2022 at 3:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 34 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/29/trump-talked-about-burner-phones-with-john-bolton/

"SNIP.......

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton told CBS News that he recalls Donald Trump using the term “burner phones” in several discussions and that Trump was aware of its meaning.

Bolton also said he and Trump have spoken about how people have used “burner phones” to avoid having their calls scrutinized.

After reporting this morning that Trump might have used a “burner phone” during the January 6 Capitol riots, Trump issued a statement denying knowing the term.

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Midnight Writer

(21,753 posts)
1. Wonder what the context of those "several discussions" about burner phones was?
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 04:18 PM
Mar 2022

Is Bolton saving that for his next book?

taxi

(1,896 posts)
4. That may be true, and it may also be true that they may
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 05:31 PM
Mar 2022

have used a workaround.
Simply put - it is possible the phone he used was a phone that the burner phone forwarded calls to. Maybe it was Ginni's phone he used that day???

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