If you read the post you would realize he said this is too sensitive to say over the phone so apparently this was a face to face meeting not a phone call. It matters not what the law says about recording conversations, what matters is he said it and this reinforces what most of us think about how politics work in this country. “Back east” no doubt refers to Republican Party leadership. Could be one of several people or a group of people who thought this was a good idea.
Seven pages of comments and most of them discuss the legality of what Kari Lake did, not the sinister way politics are conducted.
