Documents turned over to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol show a gap of more than seven hours in the official phone records for former President Donald Trump that day.
The White House records, obtained by CBS News and The Washington Post, show no evidence of Trump being on the phone as violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden's electoral college win.
The records show that Trump was active on the phone for part of the day. But from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m. on Jan. 6 -- seven hours and 37 minutes -- the logs show zero calls were placed to or by Trump, The Post reported.
The nearly eight-hour gap raises questions about Trump's actions during the insurrection and contradicts extensive public reporting about supposed phone conversations he had with allies during the attack, CBS reported.
The House panel is now reportedly investigating whether or not Trump and others purposefully circumvented official channels and used disposable "burner phones" or other methods to discuss sensitive information off the record.
The committee is also investigating a "possible coverup" of the official White House record from that day, according to the reports.
A Trump spokeswoman told CBS and The Post that Trump had nothing to do with the official logs and assumed all of his phone calls were recorded and preserved.
Trump also issued a statement, saying "I have no idea what a burner phone is, to the best of my knowledge I have never even heard the term."
The committee is focused on Trump's actions that day because he waited hours to tell his supporters to stop the violence and leave the Capitol, the Associated Press reported. The attack led to five deaths and left more than 100 law enforcement members injured.
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