Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) have challenged the legality of a recent order of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) leadership asking its staff to shred and burn the agency's classified documents and personnel records.

The Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to Secretary of State and acting USAID administrator Marco Rubio on Friday to seek information on the matter, saying the explanation given by the Trump administration is "insufficient.”

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