Most people, including a lot of people on FR, don’t understand what the Presidential Records Act says. What it DOESN’T say is that all presidential records are the property of the president and he can take them with him as he leaves. The only thing the president is supposed to take with him is his personal records, which are defined in the text of the law. He has access to his presidential records, but they are owned and in the possession of the National Archives. It also doesn’t say that a dispute over records is a criminal case.
"Establishes public ownership of all Presidential records and defines the term Presidential records."
"Places the responsibility for the custody and management of incumbent Presidential records with the President."
"Requires that the President and his staff take all practical steps to file personal records separately from Presidential records."
"Allows the incumbent President to dispose of records that no longer have administrative, historical, informational, or evidentiary value, once the views of the Archivist of the United States on the proposed disposal have been obtained in writing."
This sorting process was what President Trump was in the process of doing. He admitted he had much more to do and was not done before the F.B.I. raided Mar-A-Lago. Is it now a federal crime to be behind in the job? It tells me those running the show for Biden would have no idea how to change a light bulb!