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Archivists Warn Trump’s Executive Privilege Expansion Threatens Government Transparency
Former federal archivists have cautioned that President Trump’s efforts to broaden executive privilege and circumvent records retention laws could severely undermine national security protocols and disrupt essential government operations.
27 Aug, 01:00 — 27 Aug, 06:00
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CNNMostly Factual1d ago
Former US archivists warn that Trump’s effort to ignore records law jeopardizes national security and government continuity - CNN
Former US archivists warn that Trump’s effort to ignore records law jeopardizes national security and government continuity CNN
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Trump’s expansion of executive privilege would invite more corruption
The Trump administration’s latest assertions about executive privilege — that it protects the confidentiality of a president’s communication with private advisers who aren’t part of the government — are like too much else in this White House: politically unprecedented, legally wrong and morally dubious.
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