According to Rolling Stone, Donald Trump believed that Joe Biden would destroy the documents that he believed exonerates him.
According to a report, Trump told people at the end of his presidency that he was worried about the incoming administration destroying the papers.
He was worried that they would destroy the documents.
According to the report, Trump believed that the documents would show a plot against him by people in the government.
Rolling Stone reported that his plan was to get them to be declassified.
Rolling Stone asked for comment from Trump's team, but they didn't reply.
Some documents about the Russia investigation were declassified despite opposition from intelligence officials.
The treatment of White House documents after Trump's presidency is under scrutiny.
According to court documents, the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home in August as part of an investigation into whether he had violated three laws, including the Espionage Act.
Some of the documents were marked as "top secret" and were taken by agents.
There are documents at the resort, but it is not clear if they have anything to do with the Russia investigation.
Trump said on a Newsmax radio show that the FBI raided his home because they were looking for something related to the Russia probe.