The department attempted to collect the missing information from the National Archives and Archives Administration and the General Services Administration, but was informed that “potentially relevant files are not available” at the protocol office “in accordance with applicable retirement access rules”. says the report. A footnote to the report says the lack of available information is complicated by the State Department request schedule. He notes that “the Office of the Chief of Protocol did not submit the request for data to all reporting agencies before 20 January 2021 (there was a change of administration at the time).” A subsequent footnote to the report, however, points to the “lack of accurate records of diplomatic gifts maintained by the Office of the Chief of Staff’s Gift Unit” between January 20, 2017, after Trump took office, and until the end of his term January 2021. CNN contacted Trump’s representatives. The Associated Press first reported the report’s findings. Trump left the office.
