Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public
In a sweeping new memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel, the DOJ claims the #PresidentialRecordsAct is unconstitutional. The department’s edict, which is already facing legal challenges, argues that a president’s records are private, rather than public, property. This is an extreme reinterpretation of executive power that seeks to undo nearly 50 years of transparency.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/09/trump-documents-library-presidential-records-act/
In a sweeping new memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel, the DOJ claims the #PresidentialRecordsAct is unconstitutional. The department’s edict, which is already facing legal challenges, argues that a president’s records are private, rather than public, property. This is an extreme reinterpretation of executive power that seeks to undo nearly 50 years of transparency.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/09/trump-documents-library-presidential-records-act/
