The Washington Post reported earlier this week that the Archives was weighing such a request.
The request comes after a restricted variety of data bearing classified markings had been present in latest weeks at President Biden’s dwelling and a suppose tank bearing his identify, in addition to on the dwelling of former vice chairman Mike Pence.
More than 100 classified paperwork additionally had been discovered by the FBI final yr after they searched former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, capping a nearly year-long quest to retrieve paperwork from Trump. The search got here after greater than 200 classified paperwork discovered at Mar-a-Lago had been turned over to the Archives and the Justice Department.
Under the Presidential Records Act, the Archives takes possession of tens of millions of presidential papers from the outgoing administration as quickly as a brand new president is sworn in, whereas items deemed private go dwelling with the previous president and vice chairman. Classified supplies are thought-about authorities property, however compliance with the act will be a problem given the quantity of supplies it covers.
Former president Jimmy Carter is exempt from the Presidential Records Act as a result of it covers data created or obtained after Jan. 20, 1981, after Carter left workplace.
An adviser to Obama’s workplace, who spoke on the situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t licensed to communicate on the report, advised The Post on Tuesday that each one classified data from Obama’s time within the White House had been submitted to the National Archives upon his leaving workplace and that the company continues to assume bodily and authorized custody of Obama’s supplies.
CNN first reported that the National Archives despatched the letter.
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