yes, kinda like if you heard about a co worker being investigated by the police, you may very well delete any recent texts from that person...kind of like a normal person might react..we need to see the texts, hoping they get leaked...would have already been leaked if they were damaging...
If you work with a person and you are discussing work, why would you delete texts about work just because he's being investigated for something?
I usually delete texts from people whom I'll likely never communicate with again once a certain time frame passes.
If Connor was texting Moore about his children, you know good and well he would have gladly handed that over. "Look, we did nothing wrong!" At thr end of the day, it's a bad look. It comes across as shady. I understand why it was done, but it doesn't change the perception. You trying to save face for it is even worse.