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A Legal Filing Sheds Some Light On What May Have Happened To All Those Jan. 6 Text Messages

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WASHINGTON, USA - MARCH 7: The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington, United States on March 7, 2017. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
By Kaila Philo
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August 26, 2022 5:16 p.m.

The ongoing investigation into what happened to text messages from top Trump administration political appointees and Secret Service agents in the days after the January 6th insurrection has Congress, watchdogs and the media all scratching their heads. 

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