- The January 6 committee is struggling to recreate what Trump did on the day of the insurrection.
- The New York Times reports that there are gaps in Trump's official call logs from the day.
- There is not yet evidence that official logs were deleted or tampered with, per The Times
Lawmakers are struggling to piece together who President Donald Trump talked to on the day of the insurrection after discovering gaps in the official White House call logs, The New York Times reports.
The House January 6 Committee has not found evidence "that any official records were tampered with or deleted," the Times reports, but Trump had a well-documented habit of using his personal cell phone and his aides' phones to make calls.
Recreating what Trump did and who he talked to remains one of the lawmakers' key tasks as they continue to investigate the Capitol riot. Rep. Liz Cheney, the top Republican on the panel, has argued that Trump's failure to more forcefully respond while rioters ransacked the Capitol could amount to a dereliction of duty.
The Times reports that the committee is still waiting to receive White House records after Trump failed to block them from doing so. The panel has also subpoenaed telecommunications companies for the call records of Donald Trump Jr. and other close aides.
So far, the panel has received testimony that Trump watched the riot on TV as it unfolded, long before he posted on Twitter that those attacking the Capitol should go home. During his Senate impeachment trial, House Democrats also claimed that Trump briefly spoke to Sen. Tommy Tuberville before lawmakers were removed from the chamber as a security precaution.
Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, has said that the panel still intends to hold public hearings soon.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.
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