A nonprofit watchdog, American Oversight, requested the order. A government attorney said the administration already was taking steps to collect and save the messages.
On the chat, Hegseth provided the exact timings of warplane launches and when bombs would drop before the attacks against Yemen’s Houthis began earlier this month. Hegseth laid out when a “strike window” would open, where a “target terrorist” was located and when weapons and aircraft would be used.
The images of the text chain posted by The Atlantic show that the messages were set to disappear in one week.
I wonder if this will be the first instance of emojis being submitted for government communication preservation.
Nah, I’ve litigated against the government before. Lots of emails and IM systems (including Lync or Skype for Business, before Teams took over) have lots of casual communications between government employees. Think the “Brian’s Hat” sketch from I Think You Should Leave.
That’s a good point, do they have to include a definition of what the emoji probably stands for? We’re living in a weird time.
Is there more than what was already released by The Atlantic? Aren’t there probably like millions of randos on the internet “preserving” the messages?
