POLITICSMay 30 · 09:00 UTCNYT USElizabeth Williamson and Minho Kim

Trump on His Presidential Library: He’ll Write His Own History

President Trump received materials returned by the FBI after they were seized during a 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump and the Justice Department asserted a legal claim that he owns his presidential records, granting him control over their preservation and public access.

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