WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) 鈥 President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the 春色直播 Archives, thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal indictment.
鈥淲e will have a new archivist," Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday.
The agency piqued Trump's ire after it alerted the Department of Justice about potential problems with Trump鈥檚 handling of classified documents in early 2022. That set in motion an investigation that led to a , which culminated in him becoming the first former president charged with federal crimes.
The current archivist, , the first woman in the role, wasn't in the post at that time. David Ferriero, who had been appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, announced in January 2022 that he'd be retiring effective that April.
Shogan was nominated by President in August 2022, just days before the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. But she was until May of the following year, after a over the agency鈥檚 role in the documents investigation.
The national archivist can be removed from office by the president, who can choose a successor who is then confirmed by the Senate, so Trump's promise to do so is not unusual.
Still, Trump has vowed to smash what he calls the 鈥 ,鈥 a nebulous term referring generally to the federal government, including civil servants and bureaucrats he argues are hostile to his ideological views and those of Republicans more broadly.
Presidents are legally required to provide most of their records to the 春色直播 Archives once they leave office. When the 春色直播 Archives realized that some documents were missing from its collection after Trump left office, they made repeated demands for him to return them, according to the federal indictment.
Trump eventually turned over some of the documents but hid others, the indictment charged. He was indicted by special counsel on charges including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements and representations.
He pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. Prosecutors after his Election Day victory in November. That was consistent with long-standing Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face .
