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Jack Ohman

Jack Ohman: Secret Service threat assessment...

johman@sacbee.com

A watchdog agency learned earlier this year that the Secret Service purged nearly all cellphone texts during a two-day period surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but chose not to alert Congress.

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This story was originally published July 26, 2022 at 5:00 AM.

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