clock a little bit. but those phones belong to somebody. that person had an intent to send a text message on the january 5th and sixth. i was the context of. that will kind of statement today make about electronic communications on those days. moment of the phone in the actual text messages. we can go get sworn statements and affidavits who own those phones to try to at least directionally c was there any information that was transmitted that has a material impact to the investigation. listen carry, jonathan talk about redundancy, and asking individually agents to make sure that their information is backed up. but before that phone migration secret service employees were told to manually backup their text messages. if they didn t their tex will be permanently deleted. why would the agency trust employees to voluntarily backup their information? it doesn t sound like a good way to handle and enterprise level technology chain that is
trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. you said trump has to be concerned about the evidence that the fulton county d.a. has, include thing line from the crucial call between trump and georgia s secretary of state . so why are you on this right now? do you think trump could be indicted in the georgia criminal investigation? i definitely do. i believe, you know, that remarkable statement, the then secretary of state, now running for his second term, i think that was that was a stunning comment for a president to make to somebody in the election
the text messages? they may not have had their information completely wiped. so i want to see if hope s lost here in terms of trying to find out the informational transmitted. but it is going to be a difficult process. again, as they said earlier, we are up against time. the investigation is going to come to an end soon. the genius of commission, the inspector general, they have to work swiftly and work collaboratively with the secret service to find this information and get it out there immediately. all right, thank you john, thank you jeffrey. i appreciate it. we will continue to viewers as we get more information on. this so stacey abrams, running for governor of georgia. but while president biden s low approval impact her race and askar next. plus, sesame plates amusement park facing allegations of racism.
pentagon, thanks very much. also new this morning, the georgia criminal investigation into former president trump s attempts to overturn, that state s 2020 election results, is quietly moving forward. don t forget about this. cnn political correspondent sarah joining us now with her reporting. where does the probe stand at this moment? reporter: it started with a splash earlier this year. she has been working behind the scenes collecting documents from the secretary of state s office. remember it was the secretary of state trump called there and asked him to find some 11,000 votes so that trump could win the state of georgia. i ve talked to a handful of staffers in that office. there are a few names you wouldn t recognize, one name you would, gabe sterling, someone who was out front and center defending the state s election results. we are also hearing she is working to build a line of communication with the congressional committees investigating the january 6 insurrection.