Smithsonian hands over documents as its leader tries to balance ‘principle and pragmatism’ in facing White House demands

By René Marsh, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — As the Smithsonian faced a deadline to comply with the White House’s request for extensive documents about its museum exhibitions, Lonnie Bunch III, the historian who leads the institution, has been treading a careful line between maintaining independence and complying with the Trump administration’s demands. On