American aviator Amelia Earhart (1898 - 1937) in the cockpit of her aeroplane at Culmore, near Derry, Ireland, after her solo Atlantic flight. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart , a law enforcement source told CNN.

Employees at the FBI’s Washington Field Office received a highly unusual message from their leadership flagged with high importance late Tuesday telling them: “Per a priority request from the Executive Office of the President of the United States, please search any areas where papers or physical media records may be stored, to include both opening or closed cases, for records respon

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