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Acting Archivist, Inspector General For National Archives Forced Out

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The acting archivist of the United States and several senior staff members at the National Archives and Records Administration have resigned, marking the latest departures at a typically nonpolitical agency that has been the target of President Donald Trump’s ire since its attempts to recover presidential documents from his Florida home.

A source familiar with the situation said that the acting archivist, William J. Bosanko, and the agency’s inspector general, Brett M. Baker, decided to retire and that several other senior officials resigned after Trump officials made it clear they wanted to remove the agency’s leadership team and install loyalists. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.

Among those sending that message to National Archives staff was Jim Byron, president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation. Byron has been working with the White House on Archives-related matters. On Sunday, Trump said on Truth Social that he was appointing Byron as senior adviser at Archives to Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, whom he named in early February to lead the agency temporarily. “Jim will manage the National Archives on a day-to-day basis, while we continue our search for a full-time Archivist,” Trump’s post said.

The agency, known for housing many of the country’s founding documents and overseeing presidential libraries, also plays an important role in certifying constitutional amendments and overseeing the preservation of presidential records.

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