NEW: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that Trump used the term “burner phones” and was aware of its meaning, according to a new report.
The committee has also been interested in the use of burner phones by people in Trump’s orbit.in November that some of the organizers of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Capitol riot used burner phones for their “high level” communications with Trump’s team — including Trump’s family and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.earlier this month that Meadows was part of an effort to orchestrate Trump supporters marching to the Capitol while making “it look like they went down there on their own.
The degree to which Trump may have been aware of any Jan. 6 planning is unclear, but it’s been widely reported that he was on the phone during the attack, including as thenotes, to several members of Congress. The extent of those conversations is also unclear. The committee now wants to know if that was by design.
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