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kpete

(72,895 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2024, 09:41 AM Oct 27

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Overlooked by a lot of people in Jack Smith's filing: Trump used burner phone to pressure election officials [View all]

G) Trump called the Michigan speaker, on an unofficial line marked "Spam Risk Egypt" to discuss fraud allegations. Proving he tried to cover his tracks, and these were not protected "official acts"

-Trump used a burner phone, routed through a foreign country to contact Michigan house speaker.

-He tried to pressure the speaker in this off book call.

-Speaker McCarthy knew about the burner phone line.

-The phone showed up as “Spam Risk Egypt” on caller ID.

If the President thought his attempt to overturn the election and forge elector documents were legitimate “official acts” why was he using an insecure, foreign routed burner phone for these calls?

How many other sensitive calls did the former President have on this unencrypted line with coconspirators, that could now be used as blackmail against him, by any foreign nation which may have tapped that line?

(And before the reply bots get here, let me remind them: Trump’s own legal team did not dispute the authenticity of *anything* unsealed from the Smith filing)

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Overlooked by a lot of people in Jack Smith's filing: Trump used burner phone to pressure election officials [View all] kpete Oct 27 OP

Treasonous G.O.P. slimeballs attacking American democracy BoRaGard Oct 27 #1

WWJD? BoRaGard Oct 27 #6

Or "What Would Justice Do" - Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Coney-Barret, Gorsuch, BeerBongBoy erronis Oct 27 #11

Posers. My daughter is one. onecaliberal Oct 27 #13

Because honest dealings are always done by burner phones. MaryMagdaline Oct 27 #2

THAT is a very interesting question and a very damning reveal. msfiddlestix Oct 27 #3

Wasn't the reporting that he had a bag of burner phones labeled for use?? bullimiami Oct 27 #4

Kinda ruins any chance he may have had of trying to argue these were "official acts", doesn't it? Wiz Imp Oct 27 #5

Low life criminal coward dalton99a Oct 27 #7

When it absolutely, positively needs to be there and then disappeared, burner phone. DJ Porkchop Oct 27 #8

So the call was routed through Egypt? yardwork Oct 27 #9

Was this the same Egypt that gave trump 10 million dollars? n/t Paper Roses Oct 27 #27

Interesting, huh? yardwork Oct 27 #33

Cochran thinks it's VERY interesting. Did you see his other post?... Native Oct 27 #36

That was $10 million in real cash SupportSanity Oct 30 #43

Jesus moved to Canada. rubbersole Oct 27 #29

Trump and his ilk are reprehensible trash. NotHardly Oct 27 #10

Which reminds me of 2 unanswered "Russia, Russia, Russia" questions William Seger Oct 27 #12

That's how all non-criminals conduct their non-criminal business, of course. Orrex Oct 27 #14

I just bought a whole bunch from this guy ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 27 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 27 #16

Not sure "official Presidential duties " are done using a burner phone surfered Oct 27 #17

Just like the burner phones that Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and others used before .. Botany Oct 27 #18

Spam Risk Egypt ▶️ Threat Level Midnight LessAspin Oct 27 #19

Egypt LessAspin Oct 27 #24

I bet that $10M came from Putin, via Egypt. yardwork Oct 27 #34

Criminal Law 101: the act "betrays a consciousness of guilt". Texin Oct 27 #20

But will the Royal Subversive Court issue an edict that the phones became official by his touch? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 27 #37

Really! And did the President go to Best Buy in disguise to pick it up? bucolic_frolic Oct 27 #21

Thank God for Jack Smith! Mme. Defarge Oct 27 #22

I wonder if there is any connection to Egypt and ten million dollars not a texan Oct 27 #23

It doesnt matter HagathaCrispy Oct 27 #25

Everyone knows only honest people use burner phones. Kid Berwyn Oct 27 #26

I think this has been forgotten but during Trumps time there were a lot of spy cell sites in DC (called Stingers) LiberalArkie Oct 27 #28

Also remember how they wanted a "back door" moniss Oct 27 #30

The thing about the documents is, jmowreader Oct 28 #41

Possibly and we are not moniss Oct 28 #42

I bet the emtire Organized Crime Party had burner phones to communicate and conspire with fellow OCP members. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 27 #31

He's a traitor, but we can't get him for treason... Joinfortmill Oct 27 #32

Remember how he claimed that he didn't know about "burner phones"? Blue Owl Oct 27 #35

Who all knew about the Spam Risk Egypt burner phone? LiberalFighter Oct 27 #38

Of course he did. That's what crooks do. mdbl Oct 28 #39

TFG uses a burner phone ... But Harris has to be Flawless uponit7771 Oct 28 #40