The potential issues being investigated are not new for the Justice Department, even though federal agents conducted an unprecedented raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday.
The agency is looking into the handling of national security information by Trump. The Espionage Act relates to the removal of information related to national defense. Government records are concealing or destroyed.
11 sets of classified or top secret documents were taken from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI. Trump denied doing anything wrong.
It's not uncommon for the Department of Justice to investigate and bring charges against federal officials who mishandled government records.
Here are some examples that include documents, emails, and audio tapes.
Nixon is responsible for the creation of the Presidential Records Act, a law passed in 1978 that requires the preservation of records created or received by the president and vice president. At the end of a president's time in office, presidential records are to be kept by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Nixon sought to destroy millions of pages of documents and hundreds of hours of tape recordings from his time in the White House after he was impeached.
Congress passed a law requiring Nixon to turn over the documents after he resigned. The Supreme Court ruled that it was within the legislative body's right to request them.
The Presidential Records Act made presidential records public.
Clinton's emails are the most well known example of a federal official being accused of carelessness. Clinton used a personal email address and server to conduct official business during her time as Secretary of State.
After The New York Times first reported in 2015 on her use of a private email and potential violation of federal requirements, it became one of the major stories of the 2016 election.
She was found to have violated government policy but not to be a criminal. There was evidence of potential criminal violations regarding the handling of classified information but there wasn't enough reason to charge anyone.
Clinton's use of a private email server put classified information at risk but there was no evidence of systematic, deliberate mishandling of classified information. There were no charges against her.
More than 100 emails with classified information and 22 labeled top secret were found on Clinton's email server.
Sandy Berger pleaded guilty in 2005 to unauthorized removal and destruction of classified documents from the National Archives.
After leaving the White House, Berger testified before the 9/11 commission, which was looking at the government's response to the attacks. Berger said he visited the National Archives many times.
A criminal investigation was launched by the Justice Department after a National Archives employee said they saw Berger leave with documents wrapped around his socks and under his pants. Highly classified documents were smuggled out, some were destroyed, and Berger lied about owning them.
He was fined $50,000 and had his security clearance taken away for three years after he pleaded guilty.
Lower-profile federal agents are more likely to be charged with improper handling of government documents.
Since 2005, at least 11 investigations have been conducted by the FBI and the Justice Department.
Notable cases that included former members of the military and Defense Department employees or contractors were compiled by the outlet. Thousands of dollars in fines were included in the sentence.
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