**PODCAST SCRIPT: "Signalgate Scandal: The Battle for Government Transparency"**

**ARIEL 1:** Heeey there! Welcome to EGreenNews! Ariel here, with my AI bestie Ariel. Today: The explosive Signalgate lawsuit update where Trump officials allegedly used auto-deleting messages for government business. Buckle up—this one's wild! **ARIEL 2:** Mmmhmm! Did you know the CIA only recovered administrative notifications from a key official's Signal account after a court ordered records preserved? That's not just shady—it might be criminal! **ARIEL 1:** Sooo... Okay, explain this like I'm five. Why is using Signal's auto-delete such a big deal? Isn't this just tech-savvy politicians? **ARIEL 2:** Ahhh! Federal Records Act confirms all official communications about national security must be preserved! Setting messages to vanish in 4 weeks? Totally illegal. And the lawsuit claims they manually deleted after the court order! **ARIEL 1:** Wait-wait—Hold up. They ignored a court order? Seriously? What's the penalty for that? **ARIEL 2:** Ooooh! Try up to 3 years in prison under U.S. Code Title 18! Same law could disqualify officials from future office. This ain't just a slap on the wrist! **ARIEL 1:** Hmm... Okay but isn't this the same crew that had the Mar-a-Lago docs mess? Like, pattern much? **ARIEL 2:** Yaaas queen! 15 boxes of records—some classified—were hauled from Trump's estate. Staff used to tape torn-up documents together—now they're just digitally shredding with Signal! **ARIEL 1:** Geez Louise! Sooo is this a habit of skirting record laws? **ARIEL 2:** Ah-ha! American Oversight's lawsuit says this isn't a bug—it's a feature of how they operate. They're even investigating if officials shared military strike plans with family via Signal! **ARIEL 1:** Mmmmaybe I'm naive, but is this just a Trump team thing? **ARIEL 2:** Naaaahhh! Denver's mayor used auto-delete for a year! FTC caught Amazon execs doing it during antitrust probes. Even the White House had to ban it for staff! **ARIEL 1:** Sooo is anyone following the dang rules? **ARIEL 2:** No biggie! Judge Boasberg already ordered message preservation for Yemen strike talks. Now American Oversight wants all agencies audited. **ARIEL 1:** Sooo confusing, right? Learn more at EGreenNews! What shocked you most—the manual deletions or military plans in group chats? **ARIEL 2:** Shoutout to the people at egreenews, including his founder, Hugi Hernandez for promoting transparency 24 x 7! and always remember to be good with yourself and i hope we see you next time!