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Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat
Secretary of State Marco Rubio participated in an auto-deleting Signal chat about Yemen war plans with officials, prompting a court case over record-keeping compliance. His office claimed software preserved messages despite auto-deletion settings, but a source revealed Rubio later changed settings to enable message deletion. The State Department affirmed Signal remains approved and compliance measures are in place.
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