Records Given To House Panel Show 7-Hour Gap In Trump Jan. 6 Phone Log: Reports
Donald Trump,January 6 Committee,Capitol Chaos
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. The attack began unfolding about 1 p.m. that day, when protesters stirred by Trump’s false claims of election fraud broke through the outer police barrier around the Capitol.
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
Trump Admin Likely to Escalate Iran War After Midterms - WSJ, Axios, Tucker Carlson
November 2nd, 2026
Story of the Week
Are Putin and Zelenskyy Ready for Peace?
AllSides Staff
October 22nd, 2026
Recommended Reading
When Trump is… Trump
Dan Schnur
October 12th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Democrats Win Congress Despite Republican Redistricting Push
November 5th, 2026
More News about Donald Trump
News from the Left
News from the Center
News from the Right
Fox News Digital