Materials found in former President’s home

On August 8, about 30 agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s home and office in Palm Beach, Florida. Agents removed about 30 boxes of materials, including 11 sets of classified documents (sensitive information the government has determined should be kept from public view). This was the first time the FBI had searched the residence of a former President. What led to the search? Under the Presidential Records Act, every document a President generates while in office, whether it is classified or not, belongs to taxpayers and becomes the property of the government on the day the President leaves the job. After Trump left office in 2021, the National Archives (agency that handles the nation’s records) became concerned that documents created during his…

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