The president pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the results of the election in an hour-long phone conversation. Here is a transcript of the audio recording.
Chilling.
Covert recording of your phone calls is easy. There are smartphone apps, push-button recording features on business desk phones, and cheap add-on gadgets (1) (2) (3) which do the job very well. Everyone with an inclination to record your call, can. Instantly. And post it to social media, news media, or twist your arm with it, just as quickly. Also chilling.
You can mitigate the possibility of your call being leaked (by the party to whom you are speaking). Just think before you speak.
Thwarting someone spying on your call requires some technical assistance. Contact a Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) consultant. Their specialty is inspecting workplaces, residences, vehicles, and off-site meeting locations for wiretap, bugs, and covert video surveillance devices.
UPDATE
The fact that the Jan. 2 call was recorded and leaked to the news media also spurred a claim that Raffensperger "faces espionage charges."
The claim was made in a widely shared Facebook post that was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
Legal experts told us it would not be illegal for anyone on either
end of the call to record it, or to disseminate the recording.
Furthermore, the conversation did not bear on sensitive national
security matters covered by the federal Espionage Act. more
