The Presidential Records Act and Trump's Defense
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Former President Donald Trump's claim that he had the right to take and withhold classified documents under the Presidential Records Act and the Clinton socks case is wrong, according to legal experts. The Presidential Records Act requires the preservation of White House documents as property of the U.S. government, and the definition of "personal records" is narrow and clear. The Clinton case involved different documents and doesn't support Trump's current legal predicament. Trump faces charges of Espionage Act violations, not violating the Presidential Records Act.
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