The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on July 19 asked the Secret Service to investigate the deletion of texts sent around the time the U.S. Capitol was breached on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Secret Service texts were erased as part of a “device-replacement program,” a watchdog announced this month. The deletions happened after the watchdog, Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, requested the records as part of its evaluation of the events surrounding the breach, according to Cuffari.
