Government
Dec. 9, 2020
Trump sued for violating the Presidential Public Records Act
The act exists for a simple reason: To ensure a complete and accurate record of historically valuable presidential records.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
Presidential records are an important source of historical information. The Presidential Public Records Act, 44 U.S.C. Sections 2201-2207, provides that presidential records belong to the United States, and as such are not the private property of the president.
The PRA exists for a simple reason: To ensure a complete and accurate record of historically valuable presidential records. It was a response to the protracted litigation wit...
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