Well, if this is true, I hope they were smart enough to have multiple copies.
Yes. No excuse otherwise.
In a Ludlum or other novel a mysterious woman would say "There was a copy made before the renegade agents' raid and I know where it is." Shots fired through the restaurant window and the woman dies but utters a last word that will lead to the location.
The fact that the FIB got utterly c*ckblocked when they cracked open Trump’s safe and found NOTHING inside tells you all you need to know.
He knew they would pull something like this. He was ready for it. Whatever it is they wanted, they did not get.