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US DOJ rules Trump can retain government documents after leaving office
source: U.S. Justice Department -> target: presidential records law / National Archives
On 2026-04-03, the U.S. Justice Department issued a memo saying President Donald Trump no longer has to follow a Watergate-era law barring him from keeping presidential records after leaving office. The action effectively reversed the prior transparency-oriented rule and was described as contrary to the law by the reporting outlet and watchdog critics.
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