Legal Challenges to the 1978 Presidential Records Act

Jonathan Earle joins Newell to talk about lawsuits from groups like American Oversight and the American Historical Association. A Department of Justice (DOJ) memo declared the Watergate-era law unconstitutional, arguing President Trump can destroy or keep White House records, threatening public access to millions of documents.

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