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At Least 80 Calls to National Archives Since 2010 About Mishandling Classified Information

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

The National Archives has been called more than 80 times in the past decade-plus about classified materials found in the papers of former members of Congress and other U.S. officials. That tally cited in newly released congressional testimony underscores the weaknesses in how the government tracks a…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Not Just Trump And Biden: Every Administration Since Reagan Mishandled Classified Records, National Archives Finds

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    At Least 80 Calls to National Archives Since 2010 About Mishandling Classified Information

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Not Just Trump And Biden: Every Administration Since Reagan Mishandled Classified Records, National Archives Finds (opens Forbes)

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    Aides to former presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama had previously said the presidents did not keep classified documents.

  2. New York Post

    Every president since Reagan has mishandled classified documents, National Archives says (opens New York Post)

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    “Document-level tracking in the executive branch in the White House Complex” does not exist, National Archives officials said.

  3. Fox News

    Every administration since Reagan mishandled classified records, officials testify to House committee (opens Fox News)

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    Every presidential administration since the Reagan administration has mishandled classified materials, officials from the National Archives testified to the House Intelligence Committee.

  4. NBC Chicago

    At Least 80 Calls to National Archives Since 2010 About Mishandling Classified Information (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The National Archives has been called more than 80 times in the past decade-plus about classified materials found in the papers of former members of Congress and other U.S. officials. That tally cited in newly released congressional testimony underscores the weaknesses in how the government tracks a…

  5. Local News 8

    National Archives officials testify that every administration since Reagan has mishandled classified material (opens Local News 8)

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    By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Every administration since President Ronald Reagan has mishandled classified materials, including commingling classified and unclassified documents, National Archives officials told the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door interview in March.

  6. Washington Examiner

    National Archives says presidents and lawmakers have mishandled classified documents for years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    National Archives and Records Administration officials told Congress that every administration since Ronald Reagan has mishandled classified documents to some extent.

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