Trump Sued Over Presidential Records Act

0:00On April 7th, two watchdog groups just slapped President Donald Trump with a lawsuit, claiming his team is dodging a key federal law on saving presidential records. The beef started with an April 1st opinion from the Justice Department's legal office, saying the Presidential Records Act from 19, 78 is straight up unconstitutional, and the president doesn't have to follow it anymore. That law says White House documents belong to the government, not the president personally, but must be kept safe for history and the public. These groups argue this move trashes Congress's power and ignore Supreme Court rulings, putting official records at risk of getting trashed, or pocketed for private use. They're pushing for a court order to force compliance and protect Trump's presidency files, especially after pass fights over docs from his Florida. Spot now it's up to the judges to step in and set things straight. That's your update from US News Today, powered by AI.