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70sEraVet

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14. Yes. Additionally, embedded in the Archive link is a link to an earlier Archive article
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 10:15 AM
Feb 2022

Dated Feb 7, 2022.
These two paragraphs seem to explain a little further how the return of the records came about, and also how there may be more records forthcoming.

"Mr. Trump handed over the materials after several months of back and forth between his lawyers and the National Archives, which houses presidential records and eventually makes many of them public.
The National Archives said in a statement that it obtained the boxes in mid-January and that Mr. Trump’s lawyers told the agency that “they are continuing to search for additional presidential records that belong to the National Archives.” "

I also enjoyed the explanation given in the article, for how these documents might have wound up being packed up with TFG's personal belongings.

"The boxes contained items taken from the White House’s residence during a hasty exit after Mr. Trump had spent the bulk of the presidential transition trying to find ways to stay in power, according to two people familiar with the process of how the boxes were returned. At the time, Mr. Trump’s aides were either preoccupied with helping him overturn the election, trying to stop him or avoiding him."

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