WASHINGTON, April 7 — Former President Donald Trump said he did not destroy records of phone calls from the official White House log or use so-called burner phones during his supporters’ deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, The Washington Post reported today. Trump, a Republican, told...
WASHINGTON, April 7 — Former President Donald Trump said he did not destroy records of phone calls from the official White House log or use so-called burner phones during his supporters’ deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol,Trump, a Republican, told the newspaper he has not been contacted by congressional investigators about the assault, which occurred as then-Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers gathered to certify the Nov. 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump told the newspaper he had a “very good” memory but could not remember whom he talked to that day. Several US lawmakers, including House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, have said they talked to Trump during the riot. Yesterday, he defended his public silence and told the Post he did not regret urging supporters to come to Washington.