Secret Service Text Messages Deleted from January 5-6, 2021 (2022-07-14)

The Department of Homeland Security inspector general reveals that Secret Service text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, were erased after the inspector general requested them. The deletion occurs as part of a device replacement program, despite the messages being under investigation. The DHS watchdog opens a criminal investigation into the destruction of evidence. The missing texts spark accusations of a cover-up regarding communications between the Secret Service and Trump-affiliated groups.