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Appeals court panel questions Trump's challenge to presidential records law

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A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel appeared skeptical of the Justice Department's argument that the 1978 Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional. The case stems from accusations Trump violated the law by storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Federal attorneys argued presidents historically owned their records until Watergate-era changes; judges Patricia Millett and Cornelia Pillard questioned whether that position could endanger government record-keeping.

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