Secret Service employees were told on at least two occasions, including once before Jan. 6, 2021, to preserve their phone records before a planned reset, according to a report.
The disclosure sheds light on what was going on behind the scenes at the Secret Service as the agency faces intense criticism for apparently not preserving text messages requested by the Homeland Security Department inspector general and the House Jan. 6 committee from agents on the day of the Capitol riot and the day before.
“The migration was planned well before January 2021,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at an event Tuesday, referring to a data migration the Secret Service has blamed for the deletions. “I think the facts will be disclosed, and we will address the facts as they are learned, or continue to be learned, and we will learn from it."A specific date for when the emails were sent was not given.
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