Political and Legislative

U.S. Historians’ Organization Suing Trump to Force Compliance with Presidential Records Preservation Law

A U.S. historians’ organization and a government transparency group are suing President Donald Trump to force ​his administration to comply with a presidential records preservation law after the U.S. Justice Department ‌declared the measure unconstitutional.

The American Historical Association and American Oversight on Monday asked the federal court in Washington to declare the nearly 50-year-old Presidential Records Act to be lawful and to bar federal agencies from relying on the Justice ​Department’s legal memo that deemed it illegal.

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