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Historians sue over Trump's attempt to ignore Presidential Records Act
The DOJ last week said that Trump "need not further comply" with the act.
https://abcnews.com/US/historians-sue-trumps-attempt-ignore-presidential-records-act/story
The world's largest association of historians is suing the Trump administration over a recent effort to justify the president keeping his official records rather than turning them over to the National Archives.
The American Historical Association and a second organization, American Oversight, filed the suit in Washington, D.C., District Court Monday, describing the case as an attempt to "preserve the historical record that belongs to the American people, before it is forever lost."
"This case is about the preservation of records that document our nation's history, and whether the American people are able to access and learn from that history," the complaint said.
Last week, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued an advisory opinion that stated Trump "need not further comply" with the decades-old law governing the handover of presidential records for public preservation after a president leaves office.
"The Administration's actions nullifying a law duly enacted by Congress, based on a legal determination that contravenes a decision of the Supreme Court, violate the separation of powers twice over," the complaint said.
The American Historical Association and a second organization, American Oversight, filed the suit in Washington, D.C., District Court Monday, describing the case as an attempt to "preserve the historical record that belongs to the American people, before it is forever lost."
"This case is about the preservation of records that document our nation's history, and whether the American people are able to access and learn from that history," the complaint said.
Last week, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued an advisory opinion that stated Trump "need not further comply" with the decades-old law governing the handover of presidential records for public preservation after a president leaves office.
"The Administration's actions nullifying a law duly enacted by Congress, based on a legal determination that contravenes a decision of the Supreme Court, violate the separation of powers twice over," the complaint said.
This will be a fun lawsuit to follow. I am curious as to how the DOJ will get around a prior SCOTUS ruling.