The way the holdovers from the Biden administration have been reacting in recent days to Elon Musk/DOGE, and the incoming members of President Trump’s second-term, Hall of Justice dream team, has been delicious to behold.
In just one example, as we wrote earlier on Saturday, the rage-quit parting words of some New York state prosecutors over being ordered by the DOJ to do their jobs and uphold the law.
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Now, we are hearing the glorious strains of still more grumbling, this time emanating from the National Archives (NARA). One of the federal entity’s top leaders made his fond farewell on Friday, with what can only be described as an emo letter to the rest of the staff. CNN’s headline, and the lede (below), will give you a hint on exactly where this is heading:
White House forcing out top leadership at National Archives in major shakeup
The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup, according to a source familiar. President Donald Trump has been highly critical of the archives since the agency asked the Department of Justice to investigate Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after he left office.
More on the NARA and the raid on Mar-a-Lago in a bit. Hang tight.
CNN’s source breathlessly went on to recount that the White House “made it clear” that not only would Archivist Colleen Shogan be given her pink slip (that happened last week), but they were looking to make a clean sweep of the top leadership there.
The report continues apace, and here’s where the not-at-all righteous indignation ramps up from the departing Archives chief:
The first notice to staff came in an email Friday from Deputy Archivist William J. Bosanko, who told members of his team that he was retiring and that it had been “a privilege and an honor to work” at the Archives for the last 32 years.
A career veteran, whose mother also had a long career at the National Archives, Bosanko went on to write, “Please focus on the mission and look out for one another … You have my deepest respect and admiration. I feel an immense sense of sadness that I am not by your side at this important time in the history of the agency.”
Get this: the title of his letter was in Latin:
Bosanko’s farewell letter was titled, “Littera Scripta Manet,” Latin for “The Word Remains,” a meaningful phrase for those who work at the National Archives. Bosanko also attached a copy of the Archivist’s Code.
Alright, enough of that drivel.
It’s unlikely that I need to remind anyone who regularly reads these pages of the sordid details surrounding the Biden administration’s actions at Mar-a-Lago–although, something I was reminded of while researching this piece was that federal law enforcement personnel rifled through the bedroom of then-16-year-old Barron Trump. That’s inexcusable behavior for anyone who is ostensibly acting as a vetted and trusted professional.
Remember, though, that it was not just the Biden WH that took part of this nefarious plot: The National Archives absolutely played a role in facilitating the corruption-riddled FBI’s early morning incursion on the home of a former president of the United States–seeking a linchpin on which to hang a damning bit of lawfare against Trump, the leading political opponent in the then-ongoing presidential race. I won’t forget.
I suspect you won’t either. So to anyone who stood by in silence and allowed the witch hunt against Pres. Trump, I say: Good riddance!
