Shocking allegations coming from the January 6 hearings
Top Department of Defense and Army officials had their phones wiped by the Defense Department at the end of the Trump administration.
It could have potentially deleted evidence related to the January 6 Capitol riot.
The watchdog group is seeking January 6 records from former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, former chief of staff Kash Patel, and former Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy.
It’s led to a strong response. Alyssa Farah Griffin served as Deputy Assitant to the Secretary of Defence. She writes:
“This is nuts. When I was at DOD everything on my government phone & laptop was required to be archived. The idea that we just wipe federal records when a presidential transition takes place is an affront to government transparency.”
Miller, Patel and McCarthy have all been viewed as crucial witnesses for understanding the government’s response to the January 6 Capitol assault and former President Donald Trump’s reaction to the breach.
The news comes on the heels of reports that text messages from Secret Service members were deleted.
