They want it both ways. They want to force Trump to take possession of the documents, then prosecute him for possessing the documents they forced him to take possession of.
The PRA is supposed to absorb, store and categorize those records left behind when a President’s administration has ended and the departing President has taken what he wants. The bureaucrats of the PRA are subservient to the President who has plenary power to determine what is and isn’t classified.
Has NARA admitted that they dumped the documents in the WH parking lot? Did NARA put them there or did Trump’s people?