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Trump's unorthodox phone habits complicate January 6 investigation
CNN
In Donald Trump's White House, telephones were a valued commodity. The then-President loved to talk to everyone, said a former White House aide.
"He took everybody's calls," the aide said, even interrupting national security briefings to make and receive calls.
The phone was his lifeline, according to former Trump administration officials.
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