According to new revelations, the Secret Service reportedly deleted texts from January 5th and 6th, and so cannot provide the evidence requested by the January 6th Committee..

The agency says the texts were deleted as a part of a “device replacement” program in which agents received new phones and had the data on their old ones wiped. This “device replacement” program began shortly after the committee asked for the texts.

CONFIRMED: Many of the United States Secret Service’s text messages sent on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 were deleted after a Department of Homeland Security watchdog asked for them, per letter sent to Congress and confirmed by House Homeland spox

— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) July 14, 2022

According to January 6th Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, the Secret Service has not been clear enough about how exactly the texts were deleted and who gave the order for that to happen. The Committee says it will attempt to reconstruct the texts in order to have a record of how the Secret Service reacted and behaved during the insurrection.

Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony shone a spotlight on Secret Service agents, describing how the President reportedly tried to choke one and how Vice President Pence did not trust the Secret Service, believing them to be too loyal to Trump.

The more that comes out about the Secret Service further validates why Pence wouldn’t get in the car with them on Jan 6th.

— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) July 15, 2022

Key questions: Were the Secret Service texts related to Jan 6 deleted permanently or not? Were they provided to the Homeland Security Inspector General or not?

On the left, the Secret Service statement defending itself & on the right, the IG's accusations pic.twitter.com/xgJ0N4NxOc

— Nick Schwellenbach (@schwellenbach) July 15, 2022

Many commentators thought the Secret Service deleted the texts on purpose. Following Joe Biden’s inauguration, the Secret Service underwent a staff shake-up, reportedly because some high-ranking members were too involved with the previous President and made no secret of their support for him.

A number of people made memes joking about the deleted texts.

Secret Service (erasing text messages): pic.twitter.com/nQ6Xz8S8Vh

— 🧩FULL🔮SLACK🧩 (@full_slack) July 14, 2022

Secret Service really said https://t.co/9qbwDkGNDJ pic.twitter.com/EiCWHzLAgs

— liz (@lzreads) July 15, 2022

The news also reminded many of an incident early in Biden’s administration when his dog Major was “rehomed” because of bad behavior. Major reportedly had a problem with biting Secret Service agents.

Some online speculated that Major must have known there were members of the Secret Service covering up evidence about January 6th and might've been a threat to his master, President Biden.

Dogs pick up on your vibe.
Dogs protect their owners.

“The records show that Major repeatedly bit Secret Service personnel over the course of several months last year. The timeline given in the documents are from February to August last year (2021).”#SecretService#MajorBiden pic.twitter.com/J9qQzjxYio

— Cathy 🪷 (@boco20) July 15, 2022

A reminder that Major Biden was taken out of the White House because he was aggressive towards Secret Service agents. He knew. pic.twitter.com/LVGMZkQ26J

— JudgeYouHarshly (He/Him/His) 💉💉💉💉😷🇺🇦🌻 (@JudgeYouHarshly) July 15, 2022

Remember when the Biden's dog, Major, kept biting Secret Service agents?

Maybe he sensed something? https://t.co/CuKJZwedxO pic.twitter.com/y5p5eAcJlF

— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) July 15, 2022

A number of left-leaning dog-lovers and posters spoke out to defend Major Biden, saying this latest news vindicated the Presidential pooch.

Major Biden knew something was off with one of the Secret Service agents. This is one of the reasons why I love dogs.

— Hunter Cullen 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿 (@HunterJCullen) July 15, 2022

JUSTICE FOR MAJOR BIDEN #SecretService pic.twitter.com/cccQEagzU5

— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 14, 2022

America owes Major Biden an apology and a treat. He knew the Secret Service was corrupt. And he gave up everything to let AMERICA know.

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) July 15, 2022

It may be too late for Major Biden to come back to the White House, but the January 6th Committee has plenty of time to make its case.