.USNatArchives calls on former presidents and VPs to hunt for classified documents
Officials at the agency are requesting representatives for prior presidents and vice presidents comb through their files to ensure no classified or presidential records material"inadvertently" wound up in their personal inventory, following findings from former administrations over recent weeks.
“We request that you conduct an assessment of any materials held outside of NARA that relate to the Administration for which you serve as a designated representative under the PRA, to determine whether bodies of materials previously assumed to be personal in nature might inadvertently contain Presidential or Vice Presidential records subject to the PRA, whether classified or unclassified," a letter from the agency to former presidents said, per CNN.
Straggling files marked as classified have recently been discovered at residences or locations associated with former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Mike Pence. Last year, Trump turned over 15 boxes worth of material to the National Archives. Officials then discovered files with classified markings, which sparked a monthslong controversy that engulfed the former president. The matter is now being investigated by special counsel Jack Smith.
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