What Trump did NOT DO, is to turn those records over to the National Archives, as required by law.
The Presidential Records Act (PRA) of 1978, 44 U.S.C. ß2201-2209, governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents that were created or received after January 20, 1981 (i.e., beginning with the Reagan Administration). The PRA changed the legal ownership of the official records of...
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The PRA changed the legal ownership of the official records of the President from private to public
Establishes public ownership of all Presidential records and defines the term Presidential records.
Establishes that Presidential records automatically transfer into the legal custody of the Archivist as soon as the President leaves office.