the white house, as he left office, according to a person briefed on the matter. the discovery, which occurred after mr. trump returned 15 boxes of documents to the government last month, prompted the national archives to reach out to the justice department for guidance, the person said. the department told the national archives to have its inspector general exam in the matter, the person said. it is unclear what the inspector general has done since then, in particular, whether the inspector general has referred the matter to the justice department. and inspector general is required to alert the justice department to the discovery of any classified materials that were found outside of authorized government channels. joining us now on this breaking news is epstein, national politics reporter for the new york times. he is one of the reporters working on the story tonight. read, what can you tell us