What Trump Is Hiding

David Frum: “Trump encouraged the violence and welcomed it in real time. The whole world saw that. But the world does not know everything about January 6—not yet, anyway—and Trump’s phone behavior may suggest the answer to the most important remaining questions:

• Did Trump in any way authorize the attack in advance?
• Did Trump in any way communicate or coordinate with the attackers as the attack unfolded?

“Trump’s phone choices sought to conceal the answers to those questions. Why? One of the pivotal moments during the Watergate scandal of 1972 was the revelation that President Richard Nixon’s secretary had erased 18 and a half crucial minutes of a tape recorded three days after the break-in. The erasure suggested consciousness of guilt by the president, and helped end his presidency.”

“Trump’s 7.5-hour gap likewise suggests consciousness of something. And it sure smells like guilt.”