The records should have been transferred to officials from the White House at the end of the Trump administration, according to federal law:
The National Archives and Records Administration said it retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.
— which requires that the government keep all forms of documents and communications related to a president's or vice president's official duties. "The Presidential Records Act mandates that all Presidential records must be properly preserved by each Administration so that a complete set of Presidential records is transferred to the National Archives at the end of the Administration," said David Ferriero, archivist of the United States.
Representatives for Trump informed NARA they are continuing to"search for additional Presidential records that belong to the National Archives," according to the National Archives.that they deny"any nefarious intent" and said the 15 boxes contained"mementos, gifts, letters from world leaders and other correspondence."
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