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kpete

(72,898 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2019, 10:59 AM Nov 2019

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BREAKING: The White House has no fucking clue who the president calls on unsecure cell phones. [View all]

Jim Acosta
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WH official says aides were caught off guard by Bill Taylor's testimony that an aide heard Trump talk about "investigations" with EU Amb Gordon Sondland.

“The overheard phone call was new to every one," the official said.

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BREAKING: The White House has no fucking clue who the president calls on unsecure cell phones. [View all] kpete Nov 2019 OP

Why isn't one of our national security agencies monitoring his unsecured phone calls? in2herbs Nov 2019 #1

They are. Everyone can hear these unsecured calls...UNLESS NightWatcher Nov 2019 #7

That's damn scary. nt Ilsa Nov 2019 #19

Sorry, I used to work in the IC and I've been terrified since day one with this guy. NightWatcher Nov 2019 #21

"national security agencies monitoring phone calls?" mitch96 Nov 2019 #35

But her emails . . . n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2019 #2

My first thought......nt Heartstrings Nov 2019 #47

That way trump doesn't have to remember Turbineguy Nov 2019 #3

Was Sondland's phone secure? nature-lover Nov 2019 #4

No, it seems that neither phone was secure htuttle Nov 2019 #5

Someone should be listening and making recordings. Hopefully, it's us. nature-lover Nov 2019 #8

I wonder how many "burners" he's been through... EarthFirst Nov 2019 #6

I wonder how many phones our enemies have given him to use. NightWatcher Nov 2019 #22

! wnylib Nov 2019 #54

how many did Cohen have? dweller Nov 2019 #36

Manafort had five i think. K&R, nt. druidity33 Nov 2019 #46

The White House has no fucking clue. 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #9

not news. We've known about this for a long time mucifer Nov 2019 #10

But her emails! nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #11

Russia knows though. gibraltar72 Nov 2019 #12

Yeah. Guess we could ask them Captain Zero Nov 2019 #37

As soon as we learned way back when that Trump had given his cell # to foreign leaders... Garrett78 Nov 2019 #13

Damn those spying witches! backtoblue Nov 2019 #14

Wouldn't security clearance normally be revoked for something like this? cab67 Nov 2019 #15

Normally...nt 2naSalit Nov 2019 #16

dems should ask for all of trumps secrect phones. n/t. okieinpain Nov 2019 #17

That's because "the donald" does as he pleases pandr32 Nov 2019 #18

Using a conventional cellphone in those situations requires a special kind of stupid. LastDemocratInSC Nov 2019 #20

the House needs to open up an "her emails" type of investigation into this, maybe tie it into yaesu Nov 2019 #23

my theory is it's no accident. barbtries Nov 2019 #24

Yep. My thoughts exactly underpants Nov 2019 #34

That's right. Putin probably supplies them Captain Zero Nov 2019 #58

Isn't this revelation Cartaphelius Nov 2019 #25

He is James48 Nov 2019 #26

Maybe, Maybe Not RobinA Nov 2019 #28

He has literraly broken SCVDem Nov 2019 #27

If he was talking campaign business though, he shouldn't have been using government property. meadowlander Nov 2019 #29

They have no clue who he talks to on an unsecure cellphone? lastlib Nov 2019 #30

Advanced spy gadgets..who knows what pooties gadget of choice is.. asiliveandbreathe Nov 2019 #31

These people soldierant Nov 2019 #49

And yet, Hillary's email, of course............n/t DFW Nov 2019 #32

That's exactly the question I asked lasst night when I cheard about the "restaurant call". Does he napi21 Nov 2019 #33

Of course he has a secure phone. It's just not wnylib Nov 2019 #55

He probably has daily chats with Putin who dictate his policies for mf45 to follow kimbutgar Nov 2019 #38

The flaw in that theory Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #40

I'm sure the NSA has recordings of them, though. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #39

Scary stuff bdamomma Nov 2019 #41

I remember when the republikkklans bluecollar2 Nov 2019 #42

This is the same man who treated the Japanese PM & all his Mar a Lago members to ... Hekate Nov 2019 #43

Not the first time by a long shot. They have no business acting surprised. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #44

and Erdogan was allowed to take his iPad into the Oval Office.. Grasswire2 Nov 2019 #45

Dumbass Donny is a major security threat... Blue Owl Nov 2019 #48

Also why the WH worker bees, Corgigal Nov 2019 #50

we all know it's Putin Skittles Nov 2019 #51

In Trump's mind normal cell phones are more secure Baked Potato Nov 2019 #52

People are catching on. This is a big EFFing deal! ffr Nov 2019 #53

When a president conducts official government business on any phone.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #56

Admiral Rump is drilling holes in the bottom of the SS tRumptanic's hull, again. Mc Mike Nov 2019 #57

But what about her emails! NT aaaaaa5a Nov 2019 #59

Marcy Wheeler (Emptywheel) is a great follow on Twitter NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #60

Trump is dangerous, if saidsimplesimon Nov 2019 #61