11 Oct 2017 3:55 pm
So IOW the laws no longer apply to this administration.Donald Trump Can Destroy Records Without Judicial Review, Justice Department Tells Court
Deleted tweets? Purges of phone records? The erasing of secretly recorded conversations?
The Trump Administration tells a D.C. judge that courts can't review compliance with preservation laws.
It's a question that pops up pretty much every time that Donald Trump deletes a tweet: Is he violating the Presidential Records Act?
In a court filing Friday, not only do attorneys at the Justice Department say that courts can't review this, but they also argue that when it comes to laws pertaining to government record-keeping, judicial review would be inappropriate even if Trump deleted secret recordings with administration officials or even if his staff purged phone records because they expected to be subpoenaed in connection with various investigations.