Trump wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from investigators – post-Watergate laws and executive orders may not let him

  • Written by: Shannon Bow O'Brien, Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
Trump wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from investigators – post-Watergate laws and executive orders may not let himNixon resigned after tapes he had fought making public incriminated him in the Watergate coverup.Bettmann/Getty

The National Archives is the United States’ memory, a repository of artifacts that includes everything from half-forgotten correspondence to the paper trails that document the days of the country’s life. The National Archives...

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