Appeals Court Appears Poised to Reject Trump's Claims of Presidential Records Ownership

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Published: 2026-10-17
Category: us
Source: Gephardt Daily / UPI

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday appeared skeptical of the Trump administration's arguments to strike down the Presidential Records Act. The court's questioning suggests it is likely to reject the assertion that the 1978 law, which mandates presidential records are government property, is unconstitutional.

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