Historically,
presidential libraries have been used as sort of research hubs to house documents and artifacts from a president's time in the White House.
They're also a monument to a president's legacy.
The planning for President Trump's library is well underway.
I can promise you it's going to be the greatest run into the greatest president this country has ever had.
And I promise you, I mean,
it's going to be the greatest structure ever created for a president by far.
It's going to be the greatest library ever envisioned.
That is Eric Trump, Trump's oldest son.
He was giving an interview on a conservative-leading podcast back in the fall.
Eric Trump was talking about the creation of his father's presidential library.
Trump has raised $50 million from undisclosed donors to build it,
and the state of Florida has gifted Trump acres of land in downtown Miami for it.
What's less clear is what will be in the library.
From the newsroom of The Washington Post, this is Post Reports.
I'm Colby Echoitz.
It's Monday, December 15th.
Today I speak with investigative reporter Michael Cranish about Trump's plans for his presidential library and why some historians worry that it could misrepresent this moment in history by telling the story only through Trump's eyes.
Michael, thank you so much for joining me.
Thanks for having me.