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DeminPennswoods

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11. Last night I heard it reported that

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2019, 06:19 AM

Dec 2019

John Kelly had convinced Trump to use the land lines in the residence to make his late night calls. And Trump did until he found out Kelly et al could see who he was calling, then he went back to making calls on his cell phone.

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The reason Trump uses unsecured phones ... [View all] NanceGreggs Dec 2019 OP

Honestly? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #1

Trump doesn't 'need a clue' ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #2

he's been briefed Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #7

I'm with Nance on this one. Trump is using it to send Putin live updates. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #17

Just like every other president, mercuryblues Dec 2019 #26

I'm sure the Secret Service cleared everything up for trumpft regarding Merlot Dec 2019 #30

totally true. fescuerescue Dec 2019 #33

I do think that people often ascribe intentionality PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #3

I take your point. NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #4

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #10

He doesn't want call logs. Nt lostnfound Dec 2019 #21

exactly scarytomcat Dec 2019 #35

Agreed Cosmocat Dec 2019 #15

Maybe it was in that meeting when Trump came out lunatica Dec 2019 #5

Might not be a threat... Lars39 Dec 2019 #14

Yes. That makes sense lunatica Dec 2019 #22

An Polonium "stick" probably. Lars39 Dec 2019 #24

I didn't think of that as a verbal threat lunatica Dec 2019 #25

I've thought the same thing, and its their way of duforsure Dec 2019 #6

I thought it was another reason altogether. DFW Dec 2019 #8

Who's enemy are you referring to? lunatica Dec 2019 #23

I was thinking of the Chinese, actually DFW Dec 2019 #29

LOL! lunatica Dec 2019 #32

Agree... I think the Sonland restaurant call was staged for that very reason! MartyTheGreek Dec 2019 #9

Last night I heard it reported that DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #11

Plain and simple. I agree. Guilded Lilly Dec 2019 #12

No, it's so *our* gov't does NOT know what he's up to. eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #13

Two sides of the same coin ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #28

Exactly what I have been thinking 2naSalit Dec 2019 #16

It's because Obama said he always used a secure cell phone Generic Brad Dec 2019 #18

I heard that it was to keep Kelly in the dark Gothmog Dec 2019 #19

"I always feel safer when my boyfriend Vlad listens to my phone-calls!" struggle4progress Dec 2019 #20

Exactly. This is how he commu icates with Putin. E Atticus Dec 2019 #27

Employee loyalty. SalmonChantedEvening Dec 2019 #31

a violation of the Presidental Records Act scarytomcat Dec 2019 #34

Yeah, remember presidents ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #36

indeed scarytomcat Dec 2019 #37