LHN - Self DM preview show HTML tags when description has mark down after removing from report

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Version Number: 9.3.11-17
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #80343
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): dodijsnoinjnosindjoi@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Pull Request QA execution
Device used: Mac 26.1 / Chrome
App Component: Left Hand Navigation (LHN)

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to workspace chat.
3. Create an expense with google.com as description and any merchant.
4. Open the expense report.
5. Click Report field > Remove from report.
6. Check self DM preview on LHN.

Expected Result:

Self DM preview will not show HTML tags.

Actual Result:

Self DM preview show HTML tags when description has mark down.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7062524_1769829850250.17.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

@deetergp recently merged #80343, but they are OOO right now, so I'll auto-assign someone else.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @trjExpensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @Julesssss (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

[melvin-bot]

💬 A slack conversation has been started in #expensify-open-source

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