National Archives Believes Trump May Still Possess Presidential Records
Former President Donald Trump may still possess presidential records, according to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
NARA staff members made the disclosure to the House Oversight Committee, the panel’s chairwoman said in a letter on Sept. 13.
“NARA’s staff recently informed the Committee that the agency is not certain whether all presidential records are in its custody,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman, said in the missive, sent to U.S. Archivist Debra Steidel Wall.
The disclosure was said to have happened during a call on Aug. 24.
“In light of the serious risk that Mr. Trump may still be retaining sensitive government records at Mar-a-Lago or his other properties, I urge NARA to seek a personal certification from Donald Trump that he has surrendered all presidential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office. I also ask that the agency conduct an urgent review of presidential records recovered from the Trump White House to assess whether presidential records remain unaccounted for and potentially in the possession of the former president,” Maloney wrote to Wall.
She also asked NARA to “assess any other limitations on the completeness, accuracy, and accessibility of presidential records provided to NARA by the Trump Administration.”
A spokesperson for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
A NARA spokesperson confirmed receipt of the letter but declined to answer questions.
Under the Presidential Records Act, when a president leaves office, the U.S. archivist “shall assume responsibility for the custody, control, and preservation of, and access to, the Presidential records of that President.” Trump took some presidential records with him to Mar-a-Lago, according to NARA and other government agencies. NARA spent months negotiating with Trump’s team, and Trump ultimately agreed to transfer 15 boxes of materials to the archives in early 2022.
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