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DOJ says presidents should be able to sell secrets on eBay
Hacker News | Oct 26, 2026 | _____k
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The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s. The records were “released” through the White House’s purported “transparency” task force, led by journalist and conservative commentator John Solomon. This position grants him VIP access to the president’s records — even as Freedom of Information Act requesters will likely wait years, if not decades, to see Trump’s files.
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