January 6 riots probe ‘identifies eight-hour gap in Trump’s phone records’

The gap extends from just after 11am to about 7pm on January 6 2021, and involves White House calls, according to someone familiar with the investigation

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022 - 15:52

Mary Clare Jalonick and Colleen Long, AP

Investigators probing the January 6 insurrection at the US capitol have identified a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-president Donald Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, sources have revealed.

The gap extends from just after 11am to about 7pm on January 6 2021, and involves White House calls, according to someone familiar with the investigation.