Former President Trump said Thursday that he was "under no obligation" to return White House records to the National Archives and Record Administration at the end of his presidential term.
Driving the news: Trump also denied that he destroyed or flushed "papers and documents down a White House toilet."
Reports show that during his presidency, Trump was known to destroy or restrict access to official presidential records.
While President Trump was in office, staff in the White House residence periodically discovered wads of printed paper clogging a toilet, per Maggie Haberman's forthcoming book "Confidence Man."
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