BREAKING: National Archives asks Justice Department to investigate former Pres. Trump's handling of White House records, a person familiar with the matter confirms to ABC News.
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The request follows recent reporting around Trump's handling of documents following his departure from the White House last year, including earlier this week when the Archives confirmed it recently retrieved 15 boxes of records from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that were improperly taken in violation of the Presidential Records Act.
Legal experts reached by ABC News earlier this week expressed skepticism that the department would take the unusual step of seeking criminal charges against a former president for violating the Presidential Records Act.Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at a rally in Florence, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2022.