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Judge orders Trump to submit records, appeal expected.

5/21/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump must obey Judge Bates’s order, effective May 26, that subjects presidential records to congressional regulation.
Trump’s record of disregarding official documents and his plan to replace a presidential library with a Miami hotel heighten scrutiny of the order.
The White House has not confirmed compliance and is expected to appeal, after a prior classified-document charge was dismissed by a judge he appointed.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump must obey Judge Bates’s order, effective May 26, that subjects presidential records to congressional regulation.
Trump’s record of disregarding official documents and his plan to replace a presidential library with a Miami hotel heighten scrutiny of the order.
The White House has not confirmed compliance and is expected to appeal, after a prior classified-document charge was dismissed by a judge he appointed.