Aides were seen carrying boxes of materials onto Air Force One that the FBI returned to President Trump in February 2025. These materials had been seized during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 2022. In April 2025, Trump and the Justice Department filed a legal claim asserting that he, rather than the public, owns his presidential records, which would allow him control over which records are preserved or made public.
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Trump Asserts Ownership of Presidential Records
President Trump is claiming ownership of his presidential records, asserting that he has the right to control their preservation and public access. This claim follows the return of materials seized by the FBI during a search of his estate in 2022.
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