My republican friend posted this

[Motownman78]

" I guess smashing iPhones with a hammer must've been a team building exercise. My bad." When I pointed out the hypocrisy of the Republicans over the whole Don Jr. thing. Did this really happen?

[Xipe Totec]

1. It's SOP and they know it.

to destroy the cell phones with hammers when they're going to be disposed of, to ensure no data can be recovered. That is securing government sensitive information.

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. Forgive my ignorance...

but couldn't you accomplish the same thing by just putting the SD (data) card through a heavy duty shredder?

[Motownman78]

5. If you have a heavy duty shredder around.

The CD's we dispose of working in Section-8 need to be destroyed as they hold personal information. A incinerator is the preferred method.

[Adrahil]

8. Depends on the phone.

iPhones, for example, do not have an SD card. The memory is right on the PCB.

But it is true that IT devices being disposed of should be physically damaged to prevent data recovery. When I was government employee, we busted up hard rives all the time.

[Squinch]

2. Wut?

[Motownman78]

6. He is saying that Trump Jr is no big deal

As both sides destroy evidence.

[AJT]

3. All cell phones used by federal officials are destoyed as they leave office.

[procon]

7. My secret decoder ring must be on the fritz, which explains why

nothing Republicans ever makes any sense.