Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Argument That Presidential Records Law Is Unconstitutional

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How the sides differ Left sources stress the ownership dispute and a possible Supreme Court path; right sources stress the court's pushback and the Mar-a-Lago classified documents background.

A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether a law requiring the president to preserve and hand over presidential papers is unconstitutional. Coverage on both sides says the judges seemed unconvinced by the argument, made on behalf of President Trump, that the records are his. NPR reports the administration's position that papers created in the White House belong to Trump rather than the public, and that the case could reach the Supreme Court. The Washington Examiner ties the 1978 Presidential Records Act challenge to accusations that Trump violated the law by storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

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Left · 2 sources NYThe New York TimesAppeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim That Trump Owns White House Records

• NPRNPRDo Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in

Frames it as a dispute over who owns White House papers, noting the panel's doubts and that the case may reach the Supreme Court.

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Right WEWashington ExaminerAppeals court presses hard against Trump’s argument for private ownership of presidential records

Frames it as the court pushing back on Trump's argument, linking the challenge to the Mar-a-Lago classified documents accusations.