Classified Documents.

This thing has me baffled: here I was already with an opinion about Trump and his attempts to keep classified documents -- the guy said they were his and he fought sending them to the National Archives, where various laws say they must go. I thought Trump was an oaf and was risking being charged for not willingly turning them over.

Now the boomerang has returned and this time, it's Biden who looks stupid or out of touch. Biden is fully cooperating with the investigation and has turned over everything that was found to the NA. 

But here's the thing: what does this say about past administrations and whether all their classified docs were sent to the National Archives once they were out of office. You will remember that Biden's folly is so far only related to the handling of documents during the Obama Administration. So far. 

I get that each document can have classified markings, and I also get that there is a specific tier of various classification levels which appears at least on the envelopes. What I don't get is whether an actual Registry exists that lists all classified documents and whether they remained in house at The White House or if they were taken off the premises either by the president or the veep. Shouldn't every classified document have a registry number, and shouldn't its whereabouts be also listed there? And once an administration ends, shouldn't that classified registry automatically go to the NA for further ongoing review? It ain't rocket science, or is it?

It just seems incredible how classified documents could be elsewhere than where they're supposed to be and seemingly no one has a clue. Talk about a national security risk. Anyway, I expect this mess to broaden out. Hopefully, we won't end up hearing the same thing about Bush or Clinton. 

In short, what a way to run a railroad...