Citing no evidence at all, New York Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney is once again attempting to use the power of the federal government to investigate former President Donald Trump over alleged “classified” presidential records he may have in his possession.
On Tuesday, Maloney, the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter demanding that the U.S. National Archives force Trump to supply a written certification that he has no more “classified documents” in his possession.
Maloney claims to want to know if Trump transferred documents out of his home in the Mar-a-Lago Club in South Florida to other locations, or if he copied any of them, Reuters reported.
Staffers from the National Archives “recently informed the committee that the agency is not certain whether all presidential records are in its custody,” Maloney wrote, adding that she worried about potential classified documents floating around out of government custody.
“The Committee requests that NARA [National Archives and Records Administration] conduct an urgent review of presidential records from the Trump Administration to identify any presidential records or categories of presidential records, whether textual or electronic, that NARA has reason to believe may still be outside of the agency’s custody and control,” Maloney wrote.
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“In light of the serious risk that Mr. Trump may still be retaining sensitive government records at Mar-a-Lago or his other properties,” Malone wrote, “I urge NARA to seek a personal certification from Donald Trump that he has surrendered all presidential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office.
“I also ask that the agency conduct an urgent review of presidential records recovered from the Trump White House to assess whether presidential records remain unaccounted for and potentially in the possession of the former president.”
Maloney noted in her letter that the Oversight Committee has “primary jurisdiction over the Presidential Records Act.”
Maloney wrote that her committee has been investigating the Trump’s alleged “mishandling of presidential records.” That investigation, she wrote, is separate from the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump.
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