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April 7, 2026

Historians sue DOJ over opinion dismissing Presidential Records Act

The American Historical Association suit, filed in federal court in D.C. in conjunction with the watchdog group American Oversight, says the Trump administration has taken the position that “the President is legally free to destroy records of his official government conduct, or even spirit away the records for his own future personal use.”

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