DHS watchdog officials tried to alert Congress about missing Secret Service text messages related to Jan. 6 investigation — but leadership in the office blocked them from doing so, documents show. - thereidout Blog
related to its Jan. 6 investigation in June — but leadership in the office blocked them from doing so, according to newly released documents.The revelation is the latest in a series of troubling developments related to the Secret Service's handling of Jan. 6 records as congressional investigators examine former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
. Draft language criticizing the Secret Service's"resistance" to oversight was approved by the inspector general office's attorneys, but ultimately did not make it into the report, the documents show.Here’s how Politico described the draft language:
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