Secret Service violated Federal Records Act by not preserving texts, says House Comm.
The purging of nearly all cellphone texts from the time of the insurrection was discovered last February by the Inspector General Department of Homeland Security’s Office.
A general view of the Public hearing of the US House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)ByGADI ZAIG