The Homeland Security Department’s watchdog has opened an investigation into the loss of Secret Service text messages from the days surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol last year.
The Inspector General of Homeland Security is conducting the probe and has instructed the Secret Service to stop its own internal investigation, according to a person familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified.
If investigators find evidence a crime was committed, the matter is typically referred to the Justice Department for prosecution.
