Judge orders administration to keep Signal records

By Tierney Sneed, CNN
Updated 7:22 PM EDT, Thu March 27, 2025


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A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between March 11 to March 15.

Judge James Boasberg made the ruling in a preservation lawsuit brought in the wake of the revelation that Cabinet officials were discussing war plans on Signal. The Justice Department says the administration is already working to track down and preserve the Signal texts from that period.

Boasberg’s temporary restraining order also directs the administration to file a status report Monday, accompanied with declarations from government officials, explaining the steps the agencies were taking to preserve the messages ...

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