An independent panel is urging President Joe Biden to consider disciplinary action, including the possible dismissal of Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari Jr., following accusations of misconduct during his five years in office.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) launched an investigation into Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari after he told Congress that he regularly deletes text messages from his government phone.
The Secret Service seized the cellphones of 24 agents who were involved in responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and delivered the phones to the Homeland Security’s inspector general.
The Homeland Security watchdog who is accused of mishandling deleted Secret Service text messages from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection violated ethics rules while at the Justice Department, according to a 2013 report.
Lawmakers are calling for a new inspector general to head the investigation into deleted Secret Service text messages in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection.
