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Baitball Blogger

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Wed Aug 3, 2022, 10:22 AM Aug 2022

Now they're blaming the IT guys for the deleted texts. [View all]

Tuned into Morning Joe in the morning and should have written about it then, but I was still half asleep. The comments still lingered, so here is what I caught:

There were two guests on the show and one of the men was saying that it was just government procedure to delete texts once someone leaves a job. If no one told the IT guys to desist, they would have just innocently done their jobs. Nothing nefarious. He came out and defended the Secret Service insisting that they were apolitical and they wouldn't have had a dog in this fight. (No one believes that) But that the DoD and Homeland Security were appointed positions and deserves a stronger look.

What I thought was odd was that Mica did not do follow-up questions. Like the fact that there was a subpoena request for the texts, just days after J6. And that it was unlikely that ALL the SS men quit within the last year.

It's just fishy. The man stank of Damage Control tripe, but no follow-ups.

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Next they'll blame the dog for eating the data. Ocelot II Aug 2022 #1
Or it was flushed Lochloosa Aug 2022 #2
Down trumps gold toilet lostnfound Aug 2022 #4
The Secret Service used to be "apolitical," then Trump removed Director Alles and put in Murray. sop Aug 2022 #3
That's true. It isn't IT's job to back up text on a phone. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #5
I would assume that IT people in the federal government ... Novara Aug 2022 #27
That's not been my experience. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #30
Nobody asked you if it was done? Novara Aug 2022 #39
It was assumed when you turned your stuff in Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #40
I would assume the opposite, frankly Novara Aug 2022 #45
Ummmm... RobinA Aug 2022 #43
Do they really want to tick off the IT guys? Their electronics may never work right again. Srkdqltr Aug 2022 #6
Did they try turning it off and back on again? Tommy Carcetti Aug 2022 #7
Best comedy ever! Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #8
:-) Lemon Lyman Aug 2022 #26
I've worked several security clearance jobs with the government Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #9
Don't you think that's odd, given that government information is Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #11
Not really... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #15
So, someone wiped the server? Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #16
And a felony. Lochloosa Aug 2022 #18
I'm unsure to be honest... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #20
I'm curious how a text message was backed up on a server. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #42
As best I understand it... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #44
That's not possible. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #46
Not my area of expertise... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #47
I'm not doubting the texts came back I'm just Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #48
Do device wiped or re-imaged and all data unavailable mean the same thing? n/t ok_cpu Aug 2022 #14
So... Kind of... Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #19
Thank you. That helps. ok_cpu Aug 2022 #37
Thank you Deminpenn Aug 2022 #36
I call bs. Employers and governments need to keep a copy of communications unblock Aug 2022 #10
So the same IT persons worked at the DoJ, Homeland Security, the Secret Service, and the White House Botany Aug 2022 #12
Right? Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #13
Jeff speks for me. Botany Aug 2022 #17
plus +1 RANDYWILDMAN Aug 2022 #22
Me too. Kid Berwyn Aug 2022 #23
Yea DENVERPOPS Aug 2022 #28
Were they working out of Dick Cheney's office where the knew where the WMDs were hiding in Iraq? Botany Aug 2022 #38
Yep...the guy gets handed a phone by his BOSS and told to delete all... ashredux Aug 2022 #21
More than Human ashes? 3825-87867 Aug 2022 #24
Just the start of Traildogbob Aug 2022 #25
They best be careful... jsabrown Aug 2022 #29
One can hope. Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #33
Not if it's the same IT people (not all are guys, btw)... NullTuples Aug 2022 #41
What if the IT guys made a copy for their own protection? keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #31
Good question. Baitball Blogger Aug 2022 #32
Believe some of them kept the records on another platform. kiranon Aug 2022 #34
Good! Piss of the IT personnel! Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 #35
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