Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists
Six former National Archives leaders say the law protects continuity of government and national security as the Justice Department appeals a judge’s ruling.
- On Wednesday, a coalition of former National Archives leaders filed an amicus brief urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration's effort to ignore the Presidential Records Act, a law requiring presidents save all official records.
- This legal fight stems from a conclusion by Trump's Justice Department that the law is unconstitutional, rejecting record-keeping obligations established by Congress in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal.
- Six archivists who served under both Republican and Democratic presidents argue the law is critical in maintaining "continuity of governance," ensuring new leaders have access to past policy decisions.
- After District Judge John Bates concluded the law was likely constitutional, the Justice Department appealed the ruling to the Circuit Court; oral arguments are slated for October 16.
- While the administration insists the "lion's share" of records are being preserved on White House-issued phones, archivists warn that sensitive intelligence assessments will be "irretrievably lost" if the court does not intervene.
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Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists
Six former National Archives officials filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit urging the court to reject the Trump administration's challenge to the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
Former US archivists warn that Trump’s effort to ignore records law jeopardizes national security and government continuity
Former leaders of the National Archives — which preserves and protects the nation’s most important documents — are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s effort to ignore the Presidential Records Act, a decades old law that requires presidents save all official records from their time in office.
Archivists Say Trump Ignoring Presidential Records Act
“Former leaders of the National Archives — which preserves and protects the nation’s most important documents — are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s effort to ignore the Presidential Records Act, a decades old law that requires presidents save all official records from their time in office,” CNN reports. “Six archivists, […]
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