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Appeals Court Sounds Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Claim That the Presidential Records Act Is Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court panel sounded skeptical Friday of the Trump administration’s argument that the Presidential Records Act, the post-Watergate law that makes presidential papers public property, is unconstitutional. One judge asked whether a president could then sell national security secrets on eBay. The Justice Department says presidents owned their papers for nearly two centuries. Here is what both sides argued.

Yossi Schmidt
9 hours ago3 min read
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