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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,347 posts)
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 09:41 PM Dec 2021

Mark Meadows used his own cellphone, 2 personal Gmail accounts, and Signal for official White House

business, January 6 committee says

Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump's final chief of staff, used a personal cellphone, two personal Gmail accounts, and a Signal account for official government business, a report released on Sunday by the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot said.

The committee released a 51-page report detailing why it should hold Meadows in criminal contempt for defying its subpoena and cited a slew of documents Meadows turned over to the panel when he was cooperating with the inquiry. The bipartisan committee is expected to vote on the contempt charge on Monday night.

The panel wrote that Meadows, who served as chief of staff from March 2020 to the end of Trump's term, used his own cellphone and two personal email accounts to communicate about "official business related to his service as White House chief of staff." He also sent messages through Signal, an encrypted-messaging app, the report said.

Government officials are required to use government-issued accounts and devices to communicate about their work or forward any private messages to their government accounts for public transparency and accountability purposes.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mark-meadows-used-own-cell-171337739.html
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Mark Meadows used his own cellphone, 2 personal Gmail accounts, and Signal for official White House (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 OP
Yep. dalton99a Dec 2021 #1
Ooh, let me guess, this was the avatar for the Signal account? tanyev Dec 2021 #2
I remember R's being up in arms about Hillary using her personal email acct occasionally elias7 Dec 2021 #3
They crucified her for it Diamond_Dog Dec 2021 #6
But they were unified and screamed bloody murder constantly Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #14
That's exactly right lees1975 Dec 2021 #19
Sedition conspiracy making is hard work and secrecy is needed. Bet media is all over this too! Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #4
The whole administration was doing that... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #5
Lock Him Up! GoodRaisin Dec 2021 #7
He used an encrypted Signal account instead of a secure government-issued device... keep_left Dec 2021 #8
Interesting point about Signal. nt crickets Dec 2021 #16
Make the case that he was communicating with Russia! Dan Dec 2021 #17
LOCK. HIM. UP. and all the rest of them. fierywoman Dec 2021 #9
Well, you don't want to plot the coup so the government you're overthrowing can listen, do you? spanone Dec 2021 #10
but her e-mails... Takket Dec 2021 #11
DAMN... RevBrotherThomas Dec 2021 #21
Trump's White House must have been a security nightmare. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #12
What no burn phone? ... aggiesal Dec 2021 #13
Butter emails!!!! AllyCat Dec 2021 #15
Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee IronLionZion Dec 2021 #18
Buttery Males!!! Johnny2X2X Dec 2021 #20

Diamond_Dog

(40,449 posts)
6. They crucified her for it
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 09:49 PM
Dec 2021

Then it came out Ivanka used a personal email account for official govt. business and pubs never uttered a peep

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
14. But they were unified and screamed bloody murder constantly
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 12:18 AM
Dec 2021

and in unison. Maybe that's what we are missing? We don't stay on an offense long enough and loud enough?

keep_left

(3,209 posts)
8. He used an encrypted Signal account instead of a secure government-issued device...
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 09:56 PM
Dec 2021

...because, guess what? The NSA has the encryption keys to government communications equipment. You're supposed to be keeping things secret from our enemies, not from the government you serve!

Dan

(5,143 posts)
17. Make the case that he was communicating with Russia!
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 12:32 AM
Dec 2021

Let him disapprove it…..smile. Because no matter what he says, he is still beating his wife (old saying).

spanone

(141,459 posts)
10. Well, you don't want to plot the coup so the government you're overthrowing can listen, do you?
Mon Dec 13, 2021, 10:26 PM
Dec 2021

aggiesal

(10,759 posts)
13. What no burn phone? ...
Tue Dec 14, 2021, 12:07 AM
Dec 2021

I'll bet that a future report will show that Meadows used a burn phone to communicate to the 1/6 groups at the Capitol.

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