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Historians sue DOJ as Trump shrugs off law meant to preserve White House papers

NPR | By Carrie Johnson
Published April 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM PDT

The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of federal government records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.

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