A closer look at the National Archives, its history and how it ended up in the middle of a political maelstrom
Along with highly classified government documents, the FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida estate found dozens of empty folders marked classified but wiIt was the setting for "National Treasure," the movie in which Nicolas Cage's character tries to steal the Declaration of Independence. It has long been among the most trafficked tourist destinations in the nation's capital.
While the Archives safeguards precious national documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, that's only the public face of their sprawling collection, which spans 13 billion pages of text and 10 million maps, charts and drawings, as well as tens of millions of photographs, films and other records.
"It's important to me, that this administration replace me," he told the Post. "I'm concerned about what's going to happen in 2024. I don't want it left to ... the unknowns of the presidential election." In addition, the law requires that even while in office, the president or any member of that administration must first seek the advice of the archivist before destroying any record, a practice Trump and his aides reportedly ignored throughout his four years in office.
Recognizing a potential crime, the agency made the unprecedented decision to refer the matter to the Justice Department. That move culminated in the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in August. FBI agents recovered more than 100 classified records, including some that were stashed in the former president's office among personal items.
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