USA Today A visual timeline of the text messages in the Trump-Ukraine affair
Politico Reading the Text Messages
It is very humorous how the string changes as they learn of the Whistle Blower... :-)
Please remember... Why was Giuliani involved if this was actually about government business? He is Trump's personal Lawyer... Not a member of the FBI or Justice department...
Politico Reading the Text Messages
It is very humorous how the string changes as they learn of the Whistle Blower... :-)
Please remember... Why was Giuliani involved if this was actually about government business? He is Trump's personal Lawyer... Not a member of the FBI or Justice department...
You'd think, after 2016, that media folks would find it a big deal that all these government officials are engaging in official business on their personal devices using an encrypted texting application. I recall being told back then that any deviation from the usual protocols was a big deal.
ReplyDeleteI guess I did not see what type of "phone"...
ReplyDeleteGovernment issued or personal?
State Department officials are told to use government-issued phones when conducting official business so that those communications are secure and archived for posterity in compliance with the Federal Records Act and Foreign Affairs Manual. If diplomats send a work-related message on a private platform, they must make a copy of it and submit it for archiving “no later than 20 days after the original creation or transmission,” the manual says.
ReplyDeleteDespite those rules, the use of WhatsApp and other messaging services is fairly widespread at the State Department, and those who use them often fail to take screenshots of the communications and forward them on in official emails for the archives as instructed.
“Few, few people do that,” said one former official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss compliance issues he witnessed.
WaPo: Clinton email critics do a role reversal as Trump administration draws fire for private phone use
Excellent source. I may have a upcoming post in hand... Thank you!!! :-)
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