When trump left the white house, he took with him 15 boxes. National archives officials need those documents as part of the presidential records act. The national archives is where those are supposed to live. But they migrated with trump when he went to florida. And there was a lengthy back and forth between national archives officials and trump's team about getting them back.
On Monday, federal agents descended on Mar-a-Lago, the private club and Florida home of former President Donald J. Trump, reportedly looking for classified documents and presidential papers.
Trump supporters expressed outrage about the agency’s actions, while many Democrats reacted with glee. But what do we know about the search, and what comes next?
Guest: Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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