Former President Donald Trump has dismissed National Archivist Colleen Shogan, citing no reason for the termination. This move comes amidst the ongoing legal battle stemming from the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents. Shogan, who assumed the role in May 2023, was not in charge during the initial stages of the case but played a role in its aftermath. Trump had previously expressed his intent to fire Shogan.
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.A post from a LinkedIn account seemingly belonging to Shogan acknowledged the termination.
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.
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