A new book reveals that White House staff discovered the toilet clogged several times with papers believed to have been damaged by former President Donald Trump in this manner. The book, titled "Confidence Man," by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, "adds a new dimension to Trump’s shortcomings in preserving government documents," according to Axios.
The book chronicles the beginning of Trump’s life in New York and "decades of interaction with prosecutors," then follows him through his four years in the White House and into his post-presidency life in Palm Beach.
Information about Trump disposing of documents in the toilet comes as the National Archives and Records Administration, responsible for preserving U.S. presidential documents, has requested a judicial inquiry into Trump’s handling of White House records, amid a congressional investigation into the January 6, 2020, Capitol attack by his supporters.
During his tenure, the former president mocked the Presidential Records Act, which required him to maintain written documents related to his official duties. Trump routinely tore up documents, and after leaving office, he took several of these documents to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Recently, U.S. authorities seized boxes containing political correspondence from the White House, including letters from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a letter from former President Barack Obama. Additionally, former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman revealed that the former president was "chewing and eating torn documents," fearing they would be disclosed publicly.
