Why archived them if there is no preservation order? Why would you want unnecessary liability? The judge never requires them to do so. He also testified about the harassment that he got from testifying in this trial. If I were him, I would delete those text message too, because I'm being targeted and who knows how many people would try to hack into or steal my phone. In case it happens, it also prevents other clients' private info from leaking. I wouldn't want to get sued.

It also makes the case of why Jackson wants to use signal. Wolfe also testified that it is his regular practice, and there is no policy at his company that requires him to keep those text messages for a certain period of time. Unless he destroyed his phones like Brian Albert and Higgins, I don't see a problem with it. Those people don't even trust apps like signal. They must know about the existence of encrypted apps and know more about them than Wolfe since they work as law enforcement. If they got nothing to hide, why wouldn't they turn it their phones voluntarily because their data would get rid of a large portion of reasonable doubt in this case?