President Donald Trump improperly removed multiple boxes from the White House that were retrieved by the National Archives and Records Administration last month from his Mar-a-Lago residence because they contained documents and other items that should have been turned over to the agency, according to three people familiar with the visit.
WaPo
Some staff had to retrieve Trump's waste basket regularly. I woner if he knew they were doing it.The boxes reportedly contained important records of communication, gifts and letters from world leaders, which, according to the Post, is a violation of the Presidential Records Act.
The newspaper added that the boxes retrieved from the Florida estate included correspondence with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as well as a letter from former President Obama to Trump.
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[R]ecent administrations have all had some Presidential Records Act violations, including the use of unofficial email and telephone accounts as well as the destruction of e-mails.
But a source told the newspaper that the transfer to Mar-a-Lago was "out of the ordinary… NARA has never had that kind of volume transfer after the fact like this."
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The new development comes just a week after the National Archives and Records Administration handed over some Trump White House documents to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection that were reportedly torn up and taped back together.
The Hill
Pretty sure Trump was planning to display certain gifts in his varioius clubs. Or perhaps charge admission to see the treasures. And those "love letters" from Kim? I hope he made photocopies.The Presidential Records Act, which was put in place following the Watergate scandal, requires administrations to document and maintain records of the White House decision-making process.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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UPDATE: They also found he was periodically flushing papers down the toilet and clogging the drain.
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