Como respuesta al litigio de American Oversight, el Departamento de Defensa y el Ejército han confirmado en expedientes judiciales que los teléfonos de cierto ex altos funcionarios de la administración de Trump habían sido borrados, y que no se preservó ningún mensaje de texto del 6 de enero de 2021.

In response to American Oversight’s litigation, the Defense Department and the Army have confirmed in court filings that the phones of certain former senior Trump administration officials had been wiped — and that any text messages from Jan. 6, 2021, were not preserved.

American Oversight letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting an investigation of the Department of Defense's failure to preserve test messages and other communications from Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Records from the U.S. Department of Defense in response to American Oversight's request for communications between top officials and Vice President Mike Pence or his chief of staff on the day of the congressional certification of the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, 2021. These records include emails between agency officials and Pence's then Chief of Staff Marc Short.

What role, if any, did the former president have in the delayed response to the Capitol riot? And how did the White House and other senior government officials respond to the attack he incited?

American Oversight lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army seeking the release of communication with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the congressional certification of the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, 2021.

FOIA request to the Department of Defense seeking communications between top officials and Vice President Mike Pence or his chief of staff on the day of the congressional certification of the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, 2021.