A Washington federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot ignore the Presidential Records Act, and held that the law is likely constitutional.
The order, from Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, directed White House staff to comply with the law, which requires the preservation of all presidential documents, even those on personal devices. The ruling came in lawsuits brought by the American Historical Association and oversight groups in response to a change in White House policy that could allow for the destruction of records.
