House Republicans Seek OIG Review of Gensler’s Deleted Text Messages, Possible Links to Bitcoin ETF Enforcement

Gary Gensler deleted texts were erased when an SEC IT automated policy triggered a full wipe of his government phone, removing messages from October 2022–September 2023, the SEC Office of Inspector General found; House Republicans say the loss hinders oversight of SEC crypto enforcement and demand further ￰0￱ found an automated IT wipe deleted Gensler’s texts from Oct 2022–Sept ￰1￱ House Financial Services Committee is engaging the SEC OIG for clarity and further ￰2￱ cited poor change management, missed alerts, and backup failures in the SEC IT ￰3￱ Gensler deleted texts: OIG found an IT wipe removed messages Oct 2022–Sept 2023 — read how House Republicans are pressing the SEC for ￰4￱ ￰5￱ Republicans say they are working with the SEC’s Office of Inspector General after the OIG reported that an automated SEC IT policy wiped former Chair Gary Gensler’s government phone, deleting key text messages tied to crypto enforcement ￰6￱ happened to Gary Gensler’s deleted text messages?

Gary Gensler deleted texts were removed when an automated SEC IT policy triggered a full wipe of his government-issued mobile device, deleting messages between October 2022 and September 2023, the SEC Office of Inspector General ￰7￱ loss has prompted congressional oversight and demands for more ￰8￱ are House Republicans responding to the OIG findings? House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill, joined by Ranking Members Ann Wagner, Dan Meuser, and Bryan Steil, wrote to SEC Chair Paul Atkins seeking details and ￰9￱ committee said it is engaging with the OIG to review the report, clarify outstanding questions, and identify additional areas requiring oversight and ￰10￱ Hill-led letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins.