"He didn't want anyone hearing what he said....

[pepperbear]

...and he didn't want anyone to listen to what he was being told."

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-john-kelly-phone-calls-switchboard-log-white-house-2022-4

Trump worried about John Kelly monitoring his calls on the White House switchboard and told people to hang up and call him on his cell

Amid confusion over a seven-hour gap in the White House phone logs on the day of the January 6 insurrection, a new report from CNN sheds light on how President Donald Trump would move calls to his cellphone.

Although White House officials are supposed to use secure lines of communication, Trump made a habit of rejecting the in-house phone system in favor of his cellphone, CNN reported, citing people familiar with Trump's phone behavior.

John Kelly, Trump's chief of staff from July 2017 to January 2019, monitored the White House switchboard as part of his efforts to streamline communication and limit the number of outside voices trying to influence Trump's opinion.

One of Kelly's goals was to get Trump to stop using his cell so much, but CNN's sources said his switchboard sleuthing had the opposite effect.

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[pecosbob]

1. If he used it for official business then the committee should be able to subpeona the records

The 1/6 commission should have access his personal cell phone records.

[LudwigPastorius]

2. I'm sure Trump didn't use the White House phones to run his rackets after...

Lieutenant Colonel Vindman blew the whistle on him in 2019.

[Emile]

3. Has anybody asked McCarthy what number he dialed on Jan 6?

[onecaliberal]

4. Consciousness of guilt.