Overview

• President Trump has dismissed National Archivist Colleen Shogan and Deputy Archivist William Bosanko, with several other senior officials expected to resign.
• William Bosanko, a 32-year veteran of the National Archives, announced his retirement after reportedly being pressured by the administration to step down.
• The White House has moved to install Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting archivist, bypassing federal law that designates the deputy archivist to assume the role during vacancies.
• The shakeup follows years of tension between Trump and the National Archives over his handling of classified documents, which led to an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago in 2022.
• Critics warn the leadership changes could undermine the agency's nonpartisan mission to preserve the historical record and safeguard public access to government documents.