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Deleted Secret Service Texts Deepen The Jan. 6 Mess

The inspector general told Congress that Secret Service communication records had been deleted, a development that made the already messy Jan. 6 investigation look even more compromised and gave Trump’s defenders less room to argue the probe was just theater.

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First recorded Jul 13, 2022·Meaningfully updated Jul 13, 2022

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Deleted Secret Service Texts Deepen The Jan. 6 Mess

The inspector general told Congress that Secret Service communication records had been deleted, a development that made the already messy Jan. 6 investigation look even more compromised and gave Trump’s defenders less room to argue the probe was just theater.

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Deleted Secret Service Texts Deepen The Jan. 6 Mess

The inspector general told Congress that Secret Service communication records had been deleted, a development that made the already messy Jan. 6 investigation look even more compromised and gave Trump’s defenders less room to argue the probe was just theater.

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