Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government records

[SupportSanity]

Source: cbsnews.com

President Trump has fired Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan, the government official responsible for preserving and providing access to government records.

Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan's dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023.

"At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight," Gor wrote on X. "We thank Colleen Shogan for her service."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-archivist-of-the-united-states-colleen-shogan/

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She is a writer of history.

He will need a re-writer of history.

OPAQUE IS THE NEW TRANSPARENT

[sinkingfeeling]

1. He's still pissed they wanted the documents he stole back.

[dweller]

2. Pack up everything

pertinent ( will leave it to you discern) and spirit it out of Pisswig’s grasp.

Not like he didn’t steal some . ..


✌🏻

[Irish_Dem]

3. All US documents belong to Trump now.

They cannot accuse him of stealing what belongs to him.

[joanbarnes]

4. She was not the one in office when he stole the documents. Gets scapegoated.

[Shipwack]

14. Even odds he doesn't realize that she wasn't the one.

100% chance that he wouldn't care either way.

[Qutzupalotl]

15. I think they just want cover for their crimes.

No records except the official cover story. They'll get to rewrite and write their own history, if not for the meddling journalists.

[SpankMe]

5. The US archives are where all original documents are kept

The founders original letters and writings - which affirm separation of church and state and other such wokeness - will be raided and destroyed in the far-right's re-writing of US history.

He and the P2025 crew are going for total control of America - it's history, culture, everything.

We. Are Fucked.

[yellow dahlia]

7. He will rewrite (and correct) historical documents w/ his sharpie.

[andym]

6. She was friendly with Melania, but that didn't help her

Trump wants all Biden appointees gone.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. His revenge tour is in full swing. How ugly. This will go down and stain this institution like no other action does.

There's nothing he can't stain.

[sakabatou]

9. Of course he would

Can't leave a paper trail behind that could implicate him, could he? Can't have any of his bullshit in memory instead of the truth.

[nilram]

10. Have to wonder if this action is legal.

Most of his others haven't been.

[struggle4progress]

11. 44 USC 2103

§2103. Officers
(a) The Archivist of the United States shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Archivist shall be appointed without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of the professional qualifications required to perform the duties and responsibilities of the office of Archivist. The Archivist may be removed from office by the President. The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress ...

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section2103&num=0&edition=prelim#:~:text=(a)%20The%20Archivist%20of%20the,and%20consent%20of%20the%20Senate.

[PurgedVoter]

12. Interesting, this may indicate some internal conservative battles.

Her husband is the internal communications director of Stand Together. Stand Together is often called, The Kotch Network. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Together

I would have assumed that Mrs. Shogan would be entirely safe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Joy_Shogan

It may be that we are seeing the night of the long knives in slow motion. It may be that they have decided she hasn't shown enough loyalty.

[uppityperson]

13. MiniTruth