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The Mar-a-Lago records fight already had a public paper trail by April 27, 2022

By April 27, 2022, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was already documented in public. The National Archives had received 15 boxes in January and, by February 18, said some of the returned materials carried classified markings — leaving open how complete the return was and whether any other records still needed to be accounted for.

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The Mar-a-Lago records fight already had a public paper trail by April 27, 2022

By April 27, 2022, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was already documented in public. The National Archives had received 15 boxes in January and, by February 18, said some of the returned materials carried classified markings — leaving open how complete the return was and whether any other records still needed to be accounted for.

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The Mar-a-Lago records fight already had a public paper trail by April 27, 2022

By April 27, 2022, the Mar-a-Lago records dispute was already documented in public. The National Archives had received 15 boxes in January and, by February 18, said some of the returned materials carried classified markings — leaving open how complete the return was and whether any other records still needed to be accounted for.

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