The Presidential Records Act was enacted in 1978 after President Nixon sought to destroy records relating to his presidential tenure upon his resignation in 1974.
The law superseded the policy in effect during Nixon’s tenure that a president’s records were considered private property, making clear that presidential records were owned by the public. The PRA requires the President to ensure preservation of records documenting the performance of his official duties (44 U.S.C. & 2203 (a) ), provides for the national Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to take custody and control of records (44 U.S.C. & 2203 (g), and sets forth a schedule of staged public access to such records (44 U.S.C. & 2204). Records covered by the PRA encompass documentary materials relating to the political activities of the President or members of the President’s staff if they concern or have an effect upon the carrying out of “constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of the President†(44U.SC. & 2201 (2)).
Donald Trump was caught during his first term in office tearing up documents and trying to flush them down the toilet.
During his federal indictment for retaining sensitive government documents or records after the conclusion of his first term and storing them at his personal residence in Florda, President Donald Trump asserted that the PRA authorized him to keep documents from his own presidency and shielded him against legal reprisals for doing so. Donald Trump said, “it’s not theirs, it’s mineâ€.
If Donald Trump shared or gave nuclear secrets to America’s adversaries, he should be charged with “The Espionage Actâ€!
Total violation of the PRA by the MAGA KING!
