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Trump Orders FBI to Search Declassified Earhart Records
10/8/2025
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Story summary
- The Trump administration ordered FBI staff in Washington, DC to search Earhart records.
- A high-importance message directed searches of FBI workstations and digital media.
- Earhart vanished in 1937 during a world-flight attempt and was declared lost at sea.
- Trump plans to declassify Earhart records, citing public fascination.
- He has previously ordered releases of documents linked to other high-profile deaths.
