Trump aides pledge in court to preserve Signal messages about Yemen attack [View all]
Source: USA Today
Published 5:14 p.m. ET March 27, 2025
WASHINGTON – Officials from the Trump administration assured a judge Thursday they are preserving messages shared on the Signal app about an attack on Houthis in Yemen, despite the app's option to automatically delete those messages.
The nonprofit advocacy group American Oversight filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to preserve the messages among top national security officials from March 11 to 15 that were shared with a reporter because of the potential for their erasure.
But a Justice Department lawyer and officials from two departments told Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg they were already working to ensure the messages are preserved for the National Archives and Records Administration. “We are also working with the agencies to preserve whatever records they have," said Amber Richer, a Justice Department lawyer.
With the agreement of government officials, Boasberg ordered them to preserve the Signal chat record. He asked for an update about the preservation efforts Monday.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/27/trump-aides-preserve-signal-chat-houthis/82693224007/
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