U.S. intelligence agencies have learned that when President Trump uses his unsecured iPhone to call friends, Chinese spies are regularly listening in on his conversations, former and current officials told The New York Times.
Trump has been warned numerous times not to use his cellphone, with his aides urging him to make calls on his secured White House line, but he won't give the phone up because it has all of his contacts in it, the Times reports. Aides said when he does use his iPhone, they keep their fingers crossed that he does not bring up classified information.
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