WOW: At Least 31 Phones Used by the Mueller Team Were Wiped Before they Could Be Checked for Records

More than two dozen phones belonging to members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team were wiped clean of data before the Justice Department’s inspector general could comb them for records, the DOJ said in records released Thursday.

Source: Pages 49-52 from This Document.

UPDATE: Counting the phones which were “reassigned,” the Special Counsel’s Office wiped 31 phones before they could be checked for records.

CLAIM: Accidentally Wiped

this is amazing. Mueller's Special Counsel team comprehensively destroyed all their phone texts. The documents were not destroyed according to a proper records retention policy, but apparently to prevent scrutiny. Democrat privilege.

— Stephen McIntyre (@ClimateAudit) September 10, 2020

Andrew Weismann, a top prosecutor on Mueller’s team, “accidentally wiped” his cell phone, causing the data to be lost. Other members of the team also accidentally wiped their phones, the DOJ said.

Significant-

Special Counsel leader Andrew Weissmann "accidentally" wiped his iPhone twice

How it works:

1) The user/admin selects the "Erase Data" feature

2) User then enters the wrong passcode 10 times.

Weissmann uses a phone for months then forgets the passcode?🤔 https://t.co/QTdfY0YvYN pic.twitter.com/qJY9h9nBsk

— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) September 10, 2020

Not to mention the usage of a texting app so they couldn’t retrieve any messages if they don’t show up 🤷🏼‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/Jy7rOXemHN

— Logan McKenna (@LoganMcKennaa) September 10, 2020

According to Apple’s Security Guide, it would’ve taken Andrew Weissmann a minimum of 1 hour and 36 minutes to “accidentally” wipe his phone.

Lisa Page’s Phone

“Additionally, the cell phone of FBI lawyer Lisa Page was misplaced by the special counsel’s office. While it was eventually obtained by the DOJ inspector general, by that point the phone had been restored to its factory settings, wiping it of all data.

– National Review

Relevant portion from the 2018 IG report: pic.twitter.com/38BvdyjrHA

— Ivan Pentchoukov (@IvanPentchoukov) September 10, 2020

Twitter Users Demand Use of “Espionage Act”

https://twitter.com/IanMolony/status/1304140955424108545