Trump and some of his allies have mischaracterized the law governing presidential records, according to legal experts and the federal agency charged with preserving them.
was unsealed last week, former President Donald Trump and some of his allies have repeatedly mischaracterized a law known as the Presidential Records Act, according to legal experts and the federal agency charged with preserving White House records.on Truth Social after the indictment was revealed, referring to his decision to retain dozens of boxes of documents and other material from his time in the White House.
The law governs records of the president, vice president and certain parts of the Executive Office of the President, such as the National Security Council and the Council of Economic Advisers. It lays out the requirements for the maintenance, access and preservation of information during and after a presidency.
Since presidential records are U.S. government property, a former president has to receive permission from the archivist to display presidential records, such as in a presidential library, which are operated and maintained by the National Archives, according to the report. "After his presidency, TRUMP was not authorized to possess or retain classified documents," the indictment said.
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