John Bolton claims Donald Trump used the term "burner phones"

The attack on the US Capitol is again in the news. A shocking revelation from the former national security adviser John Bolton stated the use of the term burner phones by Donald Trump on the day of the attack.

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File - President Donald Trump holds up papers as he speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 20, 2020, in Washington. Revelations of a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump's phone calls on the day of last year's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are raising fresh questions about the diligence — or lack thereof — of the White House's record-keeping. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Here again, comes a big confession from the former national security adviser John Bolton, who served during Donald Trump's administration. It is a disclosure from a man who leads a countable contribution to the US Presidency. While recalling the incident of the attack on the US Capitol, he recalled Donald Trump using the term "burner phones".

The committee investigating the incident of the attack on the US Capitol stated before that President Donald Trump had not made any contact for a long 7 hours. Preciously from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. during the attack, surprisingly, he was also not contacted by anyone.

The counter to this allegation from Bolton, as claimed by Trump, said he doesn't know what a burner phone is. In conversation, Bolton also said he once discussed with Donald Trump how people use burner phones to escape from being tracked.


What does the House Select Committee say?
The 11-page report from the house select committee stated that Trump was active on the phone for some part of the day. Donald Trump had conversations with at least eight people before the attack and 11 after the attack. The slot of no-contact becomes even more doubtful as his supporters charge into the premises of the US Capitol. They went violent and attacked the police in charge. The military forces then took control and repulsed the attackers, then took the whole premises under their control.

The whole incident became more controversial with the fact that Donald Trump remained in no contact for a duration of prolonged 7 hours and 37 minutes. Since then, it has been called a riot by some, a coup act. The act also reflected the inefficiency of the military forces in defending.

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Bolton's recent shocking divulgence is raising the heatwave again. Let us see what comes from Trump in reply to this.
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