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Vanessa Taylor

The government has now recovered more than 300 classified documents from Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump’s post-presidential era is shaping up to be even more ridiculous than his time in office. Right now, it’s all fueled by the news that Trump apparently held onto basically an entire DMV’s worth of state secrets. Yep, that’s right: Reports indicate that Trump took over 300 classified documents to Mar-a-Lago after his presidency.

Once a president leaves office, they have to hand over their documents, which are considered property of the American people. They’re all stored with the National Archives and Records Administration. You can thank Nixon for that. But to nobody’s surprise, Trump has been trying to dodge his final presidential duty.

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