A new memo from the Justice Department says President Donald Trump no longer has to follow a Watergate-era law barring him from holding on to presidential records when he leaves office.
It is the latest action by the administration to stymie transparency, government watchdog groups say, and yet another Trump swipe at the National Archives after its role in prompting the criminal case he faced for allegedly mishandling national defense materials.
The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel – which gives legal advice to the executive branch – issued an opinion Thursday that said the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional.
Diminishing influence doesn’t mean no influence nor the potential for collapse of said influence. The influence of Rome was diminishing by Constantine but the last holdout of Rome did not fall till the 1400s. Regardless we live in interesting and ever changing times, meaning any view of the future is basically just guess work based on current events.