Judge rips Trump DOJ lawyer to his face over ‘sad’ push for White House records: NYT

A federal appeals panel appeared deeply doubtful Friday of the Justice Department’s argument that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, with one judge calling the government’s position “sad,” The New York Times reported on Friday.The 1978 law, a post-Watergate measure, treats White House records as government property that must be saved and handed to the National Archives. Justice Department lawyer John Bailey told the D.C....