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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

White House tells DOGE to save its Signal chats after leak and legal questions over its use

Staff in the Department of Government of Efficiency were reminded to preserve all communications related to government activity, including messages on Signal, in a memo this week, after Trump administration cabinet members spoke about a United States military operation in a group chat with a journalist.

The memo, sent on Tuesday, told staffers to “capture and transmit” work-related messages that have been exchanged on personal devices, “whether via text, Signal, a personal email address, or otherwise” to comply with the Presidential Records Act.

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