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MissMillie

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30. My suggestion... going forward

Thu Jan 26, 2023, 09:06 AM

Jan 2023

(And bear in mind, I haven't considered whether or not there are legal considerations to this.... )

How about at the end of every administration, a team of people from the National Archives (all with code clearance) supervise the packaging and storage and relocation of White House, DOJ, and NSA files?

(Or... this is something that could be done on a continuing (and/or rotating) basis so that the work doesn't have to be completed between election day and Jan. 20th).

If there's any dispute between what is a private record and what is a Presidential record, those materials could be set aside so that a judge could make a decision.)

Then again, maybe this is already happening and the reality is that folks are just REALLY bad at it. I have no doubt that the classified stuff is supposed to be "tracked."

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The head of the National Archives needs to be fired. [View all] Tacan Jan 2023 OP

The National Archives doesn't take custody of presidential records in real time as they are created. RockRaven Jan 2023 #1

How does the NARA know specific docs exist? Sneederbunk Jan 2023 #2

Classified doesn't mean top secret. nt Pobeka Jan 2023 #3

I think you need to educate yourself about NARA onenote Jan 2023 #4

I think you need to educate yourself about handling classified documents. Tacan Jan 2023 #5

Careful now, before you embarrass yourself. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #10

Too late inthewind21 Jan 2023 #32

Please educate me. Tell me all you know about classified presidential and VP documents onenote Jan 2023 #31

So, you admit you have no idea how NARA works? obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #34

Nara intelpug Jan 2023 #7

Thr latter Metaphorical Jan 2023 #11

*THIS*! UTUSN Jan 2023 #6

lol that isn't how NARA works obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #35

It "works"?!1 - who knew. UTUSN Jan 2023 #40

You simply don't know how government works Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #8

Starting to piece it together.... How did the Archives Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #13

Because it never received several pieces of prominent and publicized documents... W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #16

Yes... You're right. So that was one of trump's fatal Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #24

Great questions moniss Jan 2023 #21

It is quite likely moniss Jan 2023 #9

That makes sense. And if in trump's case he's got Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #14

Right you are moniss Jan 2023 #15

So true!!! But.... Am a little surprised that a new head Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #19

I think they knew moniss Jan 2023 #23

Read that Kelly was serious about keeping docs under Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #25

Yes moniss Jan 2023 #26

De rec Celerity Jan 2023 #12

Why? This isn't how the National Archives work obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #37

huh? Of course it isn't the National Archives fault, which is why I de recc'd the OP Celerity Jan 2023 #39

I can think of a number of things that are more embarassing for America blogslug Jan 2023 #17

Because it's not up to NARA to "control" these documents... W_HAMILTON Jan 2023 #18

The National Archives doesn't control documents while they're in the hands of the President pnwmom Jan 2023 #20

I don't think the OP gets how document handling works Bucky Jan 2023 #22

I think you're right Hekate Jan 2023 #27

Nor do the DUers agreeing obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2023 #28

all I know is, something needs to be done about doco handling Skittles Jan 2023 #29

My suggestion... going forward MissMillie Jan 2023 #30

It doesn't work that way obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #33

It's not their responsibility iemanja Jan 2023 #36