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Former Prosecutor Accuses Trump of Undermining Records Act

4/9/2026

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Joyce Vance, former U.S. prosecutor, says U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration undermines the Presidential Records Act in a Substack post.
She calls Trump's actions a power grab and disregard for the Presidential Records Act (PRA), which says presidential records belong to the U.S. government.
Vance notes the Office of Legal Counsel, led by T. Elliot Gaiser, declared the PRA unconstitutional, contradicting a Supreme Court ruling from nearly 50 years ago.

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Joyce Vance, former U.S. prosecutor, says U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration undermines the Presidential Records Act in a Substack post.
She calls Trump's actions a power grab and disregard for the Presidential Records Act (PRA), which says presidential records belong to the U.S. government.
Vance notes the Office of Legal Counsel, led by T. Elliot Gaiser, declared the PRA unconstitutional, contradicting a Supreme Court ruling from nearly 50 years ago.