Скачать или смотреть James Boasberg Rules on Signal Scandal: No Recovery of Deleted Messages

Chief Judge James Boasberg has issued a critical ruling in the high-stakes lawsuit involving former Trump administration officials who allegedly used the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate a military strike in Yemen. The lawsuit, filed by government watchdog group American Oversight, accuses officials like Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, John Ratcliffe, Tulsi Gabbard, Scott Bessent, and Marco Rubio of violating the Federal Records Act by using auto-deleting chats to discuss sensitive military actions—without preserving any records.

The Signal chat in question, which occurred from March 11 to 15, 2025, even mistakenly included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic. This accidental inclusion helped expose the secret communications and raised serious transparency concerns.

In his June 20, 2025 decision, Judge Boasberg denied American Oversight's request to compel recovery of the deleted messages, citing technical and logistical limitations. According to the judge, it is legally and practically too late to retrieve these deleted Signal communications.

However, Boasberg did not dismiss the entire lawsuit. Legal proceedings will continue as American Oversight seeks to prove violations of federal recordkeeping laws. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense’s Inspector General has launched a separate investigation into possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information by Hegseth and others.

This ruling could have far-reaching implications for how government officials use encrypted and auto-deleting messaging apps. Is the use of Signal by top U.S. officials undermining public accountability? Will Congress take action to close these legal loopholes?

In this video, we break down the timeline, the legal stakes, and what Judge James Boasberg’s ruling means for future government transparency and digital recordkeeping laws.

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