Phones reportedly confiscated amid criminal investigation about missing text messages from January 5 and 6
. “But given that the phones belong to the agency … the agents had little say in the matter.”
In July, Cuffari told Congress Secret Service text messages from 5 January 2021, the day before Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, and 6 JanuaryThe resulting tussle between the Trump-appointed official and the House January 6 committee and made dramatic headlines.to chats and emails between agents on security details for Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
Testimony has described how Trump struggled with one member of his security detail, as he was moved to the White House instead of going to the Capitol with his supporters. An unnamed security official said: “The members of the VP detail were starting to fear for their own lives. There was a lot of yelling. There were a lot of very personal calls over the radio … there were calls to say goodbye to family members … for whatever reason it was on the ground, the VP detail thought this was about to get very ugly.