https://www.axios.com/2023/12/12/jack-smith-trump-phone-data-trialSpecial counsel Jack Smith plans to use data from former President Trump's White House cell phone in the federal 2020 election interference case, per a Monday court filing.
The big picture: Smith plans to call an expert witness who has "extracted and processed data," from the phones of the former president and another unnamed person.
The witness would also determine the usages of the phones during the post-2020 election period, including on and around Jan. 6, 2021.
That includes the periods of time when the Twitter app was open on Trump's phone the day of the Capitol riot, per the court filing.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4355600-special-counsel-planning-to-use-trump-white-house-cell-phone-data-in-election-interference-case/The expert, who is unnamed in the court filing, reviewed how Trump and the aide used their phone throughout the post-election period, and has “specifically identified the periods of time during which the defendant’s phone was unlocked and the Twitter application was open on Jan. 6.”
It’s unclear the extent of the information prosecutors have from Trump’s phone, though the filing says the expert analyzed “images found on the phones and websites visited.”
But it’s possible the expert could provide greater insight into Trump’s posting of a tweet attacking then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Another expert prosecutors plan to bring in for testimony will analyze how a crowd of Trump’s supporters moved in response to his call to march toward the Capitol.
