<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Historically, presidential libraries have been used as research hubs to house documents and artifacts from a president’s time in the White House. They’re also a living monument to a president’s legacy.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, planning for his presidential library is underway, with $50 million already raised from undisclosed donors.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Co-host Colby Itkowitz speaks with national political investigative reporter Michael Kranish </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/14/trump-library-miami-fake-news/?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=post-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">about how presidential libraries and museums are usually created and why Trump’s private fundraising foundation could allow history to be misrepresented at his future library</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today’s show was produced by Thomas Lu and mixed by Sean Carter. It was edited by Ariel Plotnick. Thanks to Dan Eggen.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="ql-cursor"></span>Subscribe to The Washington Post </span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p>