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The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has launched a criminal probe into the deletion of a trove of text messages exchanged by Secret Service agents leading up to and possibly during the Capitol riot, according to multiple reports.
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The IG's office told the Secret Service to stop its internal investigation because it could interfere with the investigation.
According to multiple news outlets, the IG could refer the matter to the Justice Department if wrongdoing is found in that investigation.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service, admitted in a statement to Forbes that the agency received a letter from the IG's office.
Guglielmi said that they would conduct a legal review to make sure that they did not clash with each other.
The Secret Service lost its text messages on January 5 and January 6 because of a device-replacement program. The National Archives demanded an investigation into the deletion of the texts after the January 6 committee subpoenaed the records. According to the January 6 committee, the Secret Service may have violated the Federal Records Act by not preserving records properly. The Secret Service's response to the January 6 riot has become a focal point of the committee's wide-reaching investigation recently, after a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence testified that he refused to let Secret Service agents take him away from the Capitol during the riot over concerns they According to Hutchinson, Trump lunged at the agent and grabbed the steering wheel of his limo when he was told he wasn't going to the Capitol.
A prime-time hearing will be held on January 6th. Thursday evening. Between the conclusion of his speech on the Ellipse and his posting of a video telling his supporters to leave, it will focus on Trump's actions.
The committee says the secret service may have broken the law by handing over records.
The National Archives is reviewing whether the Secret Service text was properly deleted.
The Secret Service deleted some text messages.
Ex-Aide Says Trump Grabbed Limo Steering Wheel, Lunged At Security Chief, and Raged At Not Being Taken to Capitol.
The focus of today's hearing is Trump's insurrection response.
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