A social media post purports to show that Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have been less careful about protecting classified documents than Donald Trump has been. But the comparison is built on distortions.
Ted Nugent, a rock musician and prominent supporter of conservative causes, recently shared a graphic on Instagram that said only one former president — Donald Trump — had his property raided to retrieve presidential documents, despite unusual setups among Trump’s predecessors.said that George H. W.
This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. "There's a big difference between having records in a facility managed by the National Archives, even if it is a rented facility, and having records in a private residence," said Benjamin Hufbauer, an associate professor of art history at the University of Louisville and an expert in presidential libraries.Claim: George H.W. Bush"kept his documents in a combination of bowling alley and a Chinese restaurant.
"Uniformed guards patrol the premises," The Associated Press reported in 1994."There are closed-circuit television monitors and sophisticated electronic detectors along walls and doors. Some printed material is classified and will remain so for years; it is open only to those with top-secret clearances."
The junkyard owner ceded the Madison Guaranty records to the FBI and Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr. Setting aside its disputed provenance, the check would not have been a classified document, which refers to federal documents deemed by national security or intelligence officials to contain government secrets.Claim: Barack Obama"kept his documents in an old furniture store.
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