[bigbob]

For reference, here’s what the story linked on Drudge says:

“Investigators in both House and Senate were stunned late Friday when, receiving a batch of newly-released texts between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, they also received notice from the bureau that the FBI “failed to preserve” Strzok-Page messages from December 14, 2016 through May 17, 2017.”

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That the FBI failed to preserve them does not necessarily mean that copies have not been preserved by others, namely the OIG.

[Williams]

How obvious is it the missing texts are from the time of Comey’s firing right up to Mueller’s appointment.

[Steven W.]

CLEANUP IN AISLE 3 - ChuckRossDC: "Have had a couple of questions on this -- I'm told that DOJ's inspector general *does not* have the missing Strzok-Page text messages."

[FredZarguna]

However, in a twitter exchange I had w/ the author of the story, he tells me that his sources indicate IG does not have the texts.

https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/955274521979838466

I objected that the wording of his letter seems to indicate that OIG has them, but Chuck Ross at Daily Caller says no.