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Bull fucking shit, Coyote. Especially when it comes to POTUS.
No, even for the POTUS - there's a host of laws surrounding what is required to be open to the public - campaign contributions, financial disclosures, tax records etc etc. But even the POTUS has some rights to privacy and there are limits to what any citizen can claim a "right to" from an elected official.
Link?
I'm not sure what exactly you're asking for a link for because there are a variety of laws at many different levels addressing this. I suppose that the Freedom of Information Act would have the most bearing on what the public has a right to.
According to Freedom of Information Act
Exemption 6 applies to "personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."
This exemption requires agencies and Courts to balance personal privacy interests against the public interest in disclosure when the record of information at issue can be identified as applying to a particular individual. Although the Supreme Court has noted that the exemption standard of "clearly unwarranted" appears to tilt this balance in favor of disclosure, the Court has also made clear that, for purposes of the FOIA, there is "public interest" in the disclosure of "personal" information only when such information will shed light on the operations or activities of some government agency or official.