WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration recently recovered 15 boxes of official records from former President Donald Trump’s home at the Mar-a-Lago beach club in Palm Beach, Florida, some of which were reportedly labeled classified or top secret, others of which were reportedly ripped into pieces. What happens next is still unclear.
Trump confirmed the return of the documents in a statement Thursday calling it “routine and “no big deal.” But the National Archives and Records Administration has reportedly asked the Justice Department to investigate and determine whether charges are warranted.
The Justice Department did not return e-mails seeking more information, but the Archives said in a statement that Trump representatives continue to search for additional records that should have been delivered to the national archives more than a year ago under the Presidential Records Act. The Archives had worked with the Trump team throughout the year to locate the missing documents, according to the statement.
