Watchdog Briefs Jan. 6 Panel On Erased Secret Service Texts

The transcript discusses messages from the day before and the day of the Capitol insurrection. The Office of the Inspector General reported that these messages were erased after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested them for an investigation. The agency claimed the erasure was part of a device replacement program, which the Secret Service denied, stating the act was malicious and asserting their full cooperation with the DHS.

What did the Office of the Inspector General say about the messages?

Why were the messages erased according to the agency?

What program did the agency refer to when discussing the erasure of messages?

How did the Secret Service respond to the claims about the erasure of messages?

What was the agency's stance on the act of erasing the messages?