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On the recordJuly 28, 2022
It just seems too irregular and unlikely that there would be a disappearance of texts right during the period of the insurrection, especially when multiple Chairs of House Committees sent letters directly to the Secretaries of the different departments and agency directors telling them that they have a -- reminding them that they have a legal responsibility to hold all of those records. I mean, that's Federal Law.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin expresses concern over the missing texts related to the January 6 insurrection and emphasizes the legal responsibility to preserve records.

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