Trump Just Fired the National Archivist!
We can expect more retaliatory attacks on our institutions throughout this administration.
He most likely fired her in retaliation for the stolen documents case.
The only problem is that she wasn't in charge of the National Archives at the time!
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Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan's dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023.
"At the direction of President Trump, the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight," Gor wrote on X. "We thank Colleen Shogan for her service."
Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this month that "we will have a new archivist."
The archivist of the United States, who oversees the National Archives and Records Administration, is typically an apolitical role that receives little attention.
But Trump has expressed ire toward the agency in the past, after it was a key player in the case about his mishandling of classified records.
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When he left office in early 2021, Trump allegedly took dozens of boxes of presidential papers, including nearly 340 documents bearing classified markings, to his home in Florida.
Trump was eventually charged with 40 felonies, including for allegedly refusing to turn over some of the papers.
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