Former President Donald Trump has dismissed Colleen Shogan as Archivist of the United States, a move that comes amidst an ongoing criminal investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents. Shogan was not leading the agency when it initially alerted the Justice Department to the mishandling of documents, but the National Archives played a key role in the case by providing security footage of Trump's aides moving boxes of classified documents. Trump has been critical of the National Archives and its involvement in the investigation, alleging political bias.
to change the leadership atop the agency, which was involved in the criminal case that had accused Trump of mishandling classified documents.“At the direction of @realDonald Trump the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight. We thank Colleen Shogan for her service,” Gor wrote.Sign up for NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter.“This evening, President Trump fired me. No cause or reason was cited. It has been an honor serving as the 11th Archivist of the United States.
Trump said in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt last month that he intended to fire Shogan, saying: “We will have a new archivist.”The National Archives played a key role in the criminal case against Trump, alerting the Justice Department in 2022 that Trump had after the president failed to return records that the agency had requested, something presidents are required to do after departing office.
Shogan, who became national archivist in May 2023, was not leading the agency at the time of its involvement in the case.obtained security video in July 2022 showing Trump’s aides moving boxes of classified documents. The FBI later opened a criminal investigation into Trump, searching his Mar-a-Lago residence and finding 11 additional sets of documents.
Trump, who was the first former president charged with federal crimes, pleaded not guilty to any wrongdoing. the case last year, arguing the DOJ’s special counsel Jack Smith had been unconstitutionally appointed. Smith appealed the dismissal but wound down the case following Trump’s election last year due to the Justice Department’s long-standing practice of not prosecuting sitting presidents.
Since taking office last month, the Trump administration has dismissed a number of officials who have been involved in investigations against the president,, alleging a survey they were instructed to fill out about their roles was instead used to identify targets for dismissal.
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