White House records handed over to the House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot show a gap of seven hours and 37 minutes in former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, phone log, The Washington Post and CBS News reported Tuesday.
The House of Representatives committee is investigating whether Trump used back channels, borrowed phones or disposable "Burner phones" to communicate during the time the Capitol was attacked by his aggrieved supporters, the news outlets reported.
Documents obtained by the outlets show no White House notation of calls to or from Trump from 11:17 a.m. until 6:54 p.m. on Jan. 6.
A Trump spokesperson said in response to the story that Trump had nothing to do with the records.
The House select committee has been seeking documents and testimony from anyone who had access to Trump on the day of the insurrection
