(08-08-2022 10:08 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally

Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States




Well that spices the story a bit.