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Congress expands investigation into missing and destroyed Trump presidential records

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight and Reform Committee is scaling up its investigation into what its chairwoman says could be “the largest-scale violations of the Presidential Records Act since its enactment,” according to a letter being sent to the National Archives on Friday.

Los Angeles Times

House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives

A congressional oversight committee has sought additional documents from the National Archives related to former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records

The Independent UK

Records Of Seized Ships, Now Online, Reveal Details Of Wars And Enslaved Africans

So-called “Prize Papers” recount privateering, slavery and legal appeals of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Lynn Schmidt: American presidents' history of historic preservation

George Washington, whose birthday Americans celebrate this month, sent a letter on Aug. 13, 1776, to the president of Congress regarding the safeguarding of his papers. Washington understood the importance of preserving our new nation’s history. Many of our first president’s successors also appreciated this. They became stewards of the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In photos: Sports and Japanese American incarceration camps

To pass the time and ease the trauma of incarceration, people of all ages played sports and organized fitness classes.

Axios

Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago, National Archives says

The revelation could interest federal investigators responsible for policing the handling of government secrets.

Al Jazeera

Trump suffers legal setbacks in Washington, New York

The National Archives said Trump took classified documents; a federal judge refused to dismiss lawsuits against him over the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol; and another judge ruled he must testify in a lawsuit over the Trump Organization’s business practices.

Chicago Sun-Times

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National Archives: Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago

Classified information has been found in the 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence

The Independent UK

Donald Trump took classified material from White House to Florida, US National Archives says

Items marked as classified national security information were found among 15 boxes of documents recently recovered from the former president's Mar-a-lago residence.

ABC News

National Archives says Trump White House didn’t preserve social media records, some material recovered from Mar-a-Lago was classified

WASHINGTON — The Trump White House did not preserve the former president’s social media accounts, the national archivist told Congress on Friday, warning lawmakers that some of the missing records may not be retrievable.

Los Angeles Times

CONFIRMED: Trump took classified docs

National Archives confirms Trump took classified national security docs to Mar-a-Lago

Salon

Trump White House didn’t preserve social media records, National Archives warns

WASHINGTON — The Trump White House did not preserve the former president’s social media accounts, the National Archivist told Congress on Friday, warning lawmakers that some of the missing records may not be retrievable.

Los Angeles Times

National Archives recovers classified documents Trump took to Mar-a-Lago

"NARA staff has been in communication with the Department of Justice."

Axios

Joe Biden to urge ‘deterrence and diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis – as it happened

President to talk publicly after hosting call with Nato allies – follow all the day’s politics news

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Biden orders White House visitor logs be given to Jan. 6 committee, rejects Trump claim of executive privilege

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has instructed the National Archives to give White House visitor logs to the House Jan. 6 Select Committee, again rejecting his predecessor’s claims of executive privilege over documents that might shed light on last year’s insurrection attempt.

Los Angeles Times

Biden rejects Trump executive privilege claims over White House visitor logs

The Independent UK

Capitol riot committee subpoenas Trump campaign officials and state lawmakers involved in sham elector plot

The panel is looking into efforts to encourage submission of fake electoral college certificates to the National Archives

Los Angeles Times

Could Trump be charged for not turning over records? Yes, but it’s complicated

WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration recently recovered 15 boxes of official records from former President Donald Trump’s home at the Mar-a-Lago beach club in Palm Beach, Florida, some of which were reportedly labeled classified or top secret, others of which were reportedly ripped into pieces. What happens…

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Miami Herald

Editorial: Trump scorned presidential records act. National Archives came to Florida and said: Nah!

The National Archives recently had to retrieve 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach and now has asked the Justice Department to investigate Trump’s handling of White House records, The Washington Post reported.

The Independent UK

Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don't list Trump's calls

White House call logs obtained so far by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol do not list calls made by then-President Donald Trump as he watched the violence unfold on television

Al Jazeera

US House panel launches probe into Trump document handling

The probe comes after the National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of White House documents from one of Trump’s residences.

The Independent UK

House panel probes Trump presidential records found in Fla.

A House committee is investigating whether former President Donald Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, after boxes of presidential records were discovered at his Florida estate and a news report surfaced of him destroying documents in office

Axios

Maggie Haberman book: Flushed papers found clogging Trump White House toilet

Axios was provided an exclusive first look at some of Haberman's forthcoming book.

The Independent UK

Report: Archives asks Justice to probe Trump record handling

The National Archives and Records Administration is asking the Justice Department to investigate whether former President Donald Trump violated federal law in the handling of documents

Salon

Trump "possibly violated laws": report

Officials with the National Archives reportedly ask Justice Department to probe Trump's handling of government docs

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