Trump Administration Orders Urgent FBI Search for Amelia Earhart Records

In a highly unusual move that has reignited one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history, President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the FBI’s Washington, DC, and New York offices to immediately search for any files related to the disappearance of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart.

According to CNN, agents were sent a high-priority directive from the Executive Office of the President, ordering them to comb through their workstations, case archives, and digital media for any documents referencing Earhart—despite the ongoing government shutdown that has paralyzed most federal operations.

The order follows Trump’s public pledge last month to “declassify and release all government records” about Earhart’s final flight, which vanished over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 as she attempted to circumnavigate the globe.

Earhart, who was already a trailblazing figure as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, became the subject of endless speculation and conspiracy theories after her disappearance.

Historians hope this new presidential directive could bring long-buried evidence to light, potentially clarifying what really happened during her final mission.

The move underscores Trump’s growing interest in historic declassification efforts and appeals to public fascination with unsolved mysteries from America’s past.