Secret Service Examines Phones For Texting Metadata

CNN reports:

Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that contained metadata showing text messages were sent and received around January 6, 2021, but were not retained, two sources told CNN.

The scrutiny came after the Department of Homeland Security inspector general asked for the text records last year of 24 individuals at the Secret Service who were involved in January 6, but only one text had been produced.

After the issue spilled into public view this month, the inspector general launched a criminal investigation into the matter, and lawmakers demanded answers from the Secret Service to go back and find out what happened to the texts that may have been deleted.

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Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that showed potential missing texts around January 6, sources say. https://t.co/Medf48xPlO

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