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White House Sued for Allegedly Using Encryption Apps

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An ethics watchdog claims the Trump team broke the law that mandates presidential records be archived by automatically deleting messages.

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An ethics watchdog group claims in a new lawsuit that White House staff are illegally hiding internal communications from public view through the use of encrypted messaging apps.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against President

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