Durkan spokesperson Anthony Derrick said the mayor's office could not comment on pending legal claims or litigation. Chen also engaged in “improper governmental action” by deciding to exclude Durkan’s missing texts from certain requests, the investigation found. “It’s nonsense to suggest Ms. Chen ordered Ms. Irwin or Ms. Ferreiro to hide public records," he said. The investigation didn’t examine how or why the mayor’s texts went missing; it focused on how requests for those records were handled. Durkan’s office has acknowledged that her phone at some point was set to delete texts older than 30 days.

Source: ABC News July 09, 2021 00:22 UTC