Secret Service to Turn Over Deleted Text Messages to Jan. 6 Committee
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection plans to receive previously deleted text messages from the Secret Service.
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection plans to receive previously deleted text messages from the Secret Service.
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