Trump Regularly Destroyed Official Documents

Washington Post: “Although glimpses of Trump’s penchant for ripping were reported earlier in his presidency — including by Politico in 2018 — the House select committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection has shined a new spotlight on the practice. The Washington Post reported that some of the White House records the National Archives and Records Administration turned over the committee appeared to have been torn apart and then taped back together.”

“Interviews with 11 former Trump staffers, associates, and others familiar with the habit reveal that Trump’s shredding of paper was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known and — despite multiple admonishments — extended throughout his presidency, resulting in special practices to deal with the torn fragments.”