US EditionFBI Employees Ordered to Immediately Search for Records Related to Amelia Earhart, Sources Say
The FBI has been directed to search all relevant records within 24 hours to uncover new information on Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance, officials said.
- Trump ordered the FBI to search for records related to Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean.
- FBI employees in DC and New York received an urgent message to search for Earhart records, with a priority deadline of Wednesday amidst the government shutdown.
- Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world when her plane went missing over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
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Trump orders FBI to 'urgently' search for Amelia Earhart files amid government shutdown
The Trump administration has ordered FBI offices in DC and New York to urgently search for any records on Amelia Earhart, amid the federal shutdown. The directive follows Trump’s push to declassify all files on her 1937 disappearance, nearly 90 years after she vanished over the Pacific.
Trump Orders FBI to Search for Amelia Earhart Records Amid Shutdown
FBI employees received an internal message Tuesday evening marked high importance, instructing them to examine any areas where papers or physical media records may be stored, to include both open or closed cases, for records responsive to Amelia Earhart.
FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, sources say
The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, and New York to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, two law enforcement sources told CNN.
Donald Trump has ordered FBI agents to urgently search for documents and recordings that have any connection to Amelia Earhart. CNN reported on the attempt to solve the mystery of the legendary aviator's disappearance.
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