National Archives says some records from Trump White House are still missing
The National Archives and Records Administration has informed the House Oversight and Reform Committee that some records from the Trump White House have not
The National Archives and Records Administration has informed the House Oversight and Reform Committee that some records from the Trump White House have not been turned over in compliance with the Presidential Records Act.
In a letter Friday to the panel's chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall said the National Archives is still trying to retrieve records from Trump administration officials who “conducted official business using non-official electronic messaging accounts.”
“While there is no easy way to establish absolute accountability, we do know that we do not have custody of everything we should,” Wall wrote.
She said the National Archives would consult with the Justice Department about whether “to initiate an action for the recovery of records unlawfully removed."
Wall noted that the Justice Department sued former Trump White House aide Peter Navarro to obtain official email records. Navarro was also ordered to stand trial next month on criminal contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.
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