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kpete

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Sun Oct 27, 2024, 09:41 AM Oct 2024

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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Treasonous G.O.P. slimeballs attacking American democracy BoRaGard Oct 2024 #1
WWJD? BoRaGard Oct 2024 #6
Or "What Would Justice Do" - Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Coney-Barret, Gorsuch, BeerBongBoy erronis Oct 2024 #11
Posers. My daughter is one. onecaliberal Oct 2024 #13
Because honest dealings are always done by burner phones. MaryMagdaline Oct 2024 #2
THAT is a very interesting question and a very damning reveal. msfiddlestix Oct 2024 #3
Wasn't the reporting that he had a bag of burner phones labeled for use?? bullimiami Oct 2024 #4
Kinda ruins any chance he may have had of trying to argue these were "official acts", doesn't it? Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #5
Low life criminal coward dalton99a Oct 2024 #7
When it absolutely, positively needs to be there and then disappeared, burner phone. DJ Porkchop Oct 2024 #8
So the call was routed through Egypt? yardwork Oct 2024 #9
Was this the same Egypt that gave trump 10 million dollars? n/t Paper Roses Oct 2024 #27
Interesting, huh? yardwork Oct 2024 #33
Cochran thinks it's VERY interesting. Did you see his other post?... Native Oct 2024 #36
That was $10 million in real cash SupportSanity Oct 2024 #43
Jesus moved to Canada. rubbersole Oct 2024 #29
Trump and his ilk are reprehensible trash. NotHardly Oct 2024 #10
Which reminds me of 2 unanswered "Russia, Russia, Russia" questions William Seger Oct 2024 #12
That's how all non-criminals conduct their non-criminal business, of course. Orrex Oct 2024 #14
I just bought a whole bunch from this guy ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #16
Not sure "official Presidential duties " are done using a burner phone surfered Oct 2024 #17
Just like the burner phones that Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and others used before .. Botany Oct 2024 #18
Spam Risk Egypt ▶️ Threat Level Midnight LessAspin Oct 2024 #19
Egypt LessAspin Oct 2024 #24
I bet that $10M came from Putin, via Egypt. yardwork Oct 2024 #34
Criminal Law 101: the act "betrays a consciousness of guilt". Texin Oct 2024 #20
But will the Royal Subversive Court issue an edict that the phones became official by his touch? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2024 #37
Really! And did the President go to Best Buy in disguise to pick it up? bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #21
Thank God for Jack Smith! Mme. Defarge Oct 2024 #22
I wonder if there is any connection to Egypt and ten million dollars not a texan Oct 2024 #23
It doesnt matter HagathaCrispy Oct 2024 #25
Everyone knows only honest people use burner phones. Kid Berwyn Oct 2024 #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 2024 #28
Also remember how they wanted a "back door" moniss Oct 2024 #30
The thing about the documents is, jmowreader Oct 2024 #41
Possibly and we are not moniss Oct 2024 #42
I bet the emtire Organized Crime Party had burner phones to communicate and conspire with fellow OCP members. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2024 #31
He's a traitor, but we can't get him for treason... Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #32
Remember how he claimed that he didn't know about "burner phones"? Blue Owl Oct 2024 #35
Who all knew about the Spam Risk Egypt burner phone? LiberalFighter Oct 2024 #38
Of course he did. That's what crooks do. mdbl Oct 2024 #39
TFG uses a burner phone ... But Harris has to be Flawless uponit7771 Oct 2024 #40
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