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  Records Released In Response to Presidential Records Act (PRA) Inquiries, Trump Administration

  

  NARA officials are often consulted about records management of presidential and federal records.  The Presidential Records Act governs access to records after the end of an administration.  For more information visit https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/laws/1978-act.html. 


The National Archives will receive, preserve, and provide public access to all official Trump Administration social media content, including deleted posts from @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. The White House has been using an archiving tool that captures and preserves all content, in accordance with the Presidential Records Act and in consultation with National Archives officials. These records will be turned over to the National Archives beginning on January 20, 2021, and the President's accounts will then be made available online at NARA's newly established trumplibrary.gov website.  


Below are documents concerning records management related inquiries about the Trump Administration's presidential records.



  	
          Document Title

        	Document Date
	White House letter to the Archivist of the United States: Trump PRA Designation	February 16, 2017
	White House memo to all personnel re PRA obligations (attached to Oct. 2 Compliance Reminder email)	February 22, 2017
	Letter from Sens. McCaskill and Carper to Archivist David S. Ferriero	March 7, 2017
	Archivist response to Sens. McCaskill and Carper	March 30, 2017
	
          Attachments to March 30, 2017 letter:


          	Briefing on the PRA
	Background on the PRA
	Guidance on Presidential Records (publication)
	Presidential Records, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 22
	Proposed rule on Presidential Records (note: now a final rule)
	Notification Procedures
	Approved Requests for Waiver of Incumbent President Privilege Review
	Approved Requests for Disposal of Incumbent Presidential Records
	NSC memo, Feb. 6, 2009 on procedure for access to PRA records of previous administration
	Archivist's memo to Senior Agency Officials for Records Management on Records Management Priorities for 2017
	Records Express Blog on Records Management of Social Media and Electronic Records


        
	White House email: Compliance Reminder; PRA 	October 2, 2017
	White House email: Monthly Legal Compliance and Ethics Training reminder	October 2, 2017
	American Oversight letter: Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and potential alienation of records	January 18, 2018
	NARA response letter  to American Oversight: Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and potential alienation of records	January 25, 2018
	White House letter to the Archivist of the United States: Updated Trump Designation of PRA Representatives       	January 19, 2021






  


    


    
  




 
  
    
      
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