Trump doesn't have to turn over presidential records, Justice Department says The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel found the 1978 Presidential Records Act was unconstitutional. But the office only offers guidance to the president; it doesn't make law.

The #PresidentialRecordsAct 1978 requires presidential documents be sent to the #NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration. In an opinion released Thursday the DOJ’s #OfficeofLegalCounsel found the law “is unconstitutional for two independent but interlocking reasons”
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DOJ says Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional via Home - CBSNews.com — The opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel said that because it believes the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, President Trump does not need to comply with it.

The Department of Justice says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, thus Trump doesn't need to comply with it, according to the Office of Legal Counsel.

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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org welcomes Janine Balekdjian to discuss the role of the #OfficeOfLegalCounsel in a properly functioning US government and in the Trump administration. #OLC

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