@hugolowell "It is unclear how many records were lost or permanently destroyed through Trump’s ripping routine, as well as what consequences, if any, he might face. Hundreds of documents, if not more, were likely torn up, those familiar with the practice say." washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…
@hugolowell A sr. Trump WH official said staffers frequently put docs into “burn bags” to be destroyed, rather than preserving them, & would decide themselves what should be saved. When the Jan. 6 committee asked for docs related to Trump’s efforts to pressure Pence, some no longer existed.
@hugolowell Trump “didn’t want a record of anything,” a former senior Trump official said. “He never stopped ripping things up. Do you really think Trump is going to care about the records act? Come on.”
@hugolowell “That behavior reflects a conviction that [Trump] was above the law, that the statutes & norms & customs designed to protect the American people’s right to hold their leaders accountable. He did not see himself bound by those things and those rules didn't apply to him.”
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