Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem said that officials had taken “corrective actions” after discovering a chat thread that was set to auto‑delete, a detail that only came to light when a reporter asked about it. The revelation suggests that the conversation, which was hidden from internal review for weeks, may have contained sensitive or potentially problematic content. Kassem’s statement underscores the agency’s effort to address the incident, though it leaves questions about what prompted the auto‑deletion and what the corrective measures actually entailed. The episode highlights ongoing concerns over transparency and oversight within the organization.
Chief Counsel Ramzi Kassem revealed that officials took "corrective actions" over the chat, but only after learning from a reporter that the message thread was set to auto-delete until last week.
