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Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records

Raw Story and New York Times Politics describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA three-judge panel appeared unconvinced by claims that a federal law requiring the president to preserve and hand over his presidential papers was unconstitutional.
What changedRaw Story frames it as "Judge rips Trump DOJ lawyer to his face over ‘sad’ push for White House records: NYT". New York Times Politics frames it as "Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records".
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Still Watching. Raw Story frames it as "Judge rips Trump DOJ lawyer to his face over ‘sad’ push for White House records: NYT". New York Times Politics frames it as "Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records".

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Oct 16, 9:47 PM: New York Times Politics joined the source map.

Oct 16, 11:35 PM: Raw Story joined the source map.

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Raw Story1h ago

Judge rips Trump DOJ lawyer to his face over ‘sad’ push for White House records: NYT

A federal appeals panel appeared deeply doubtful Friday of the Justice Department’s argument that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, with one judge calling the government’s p...

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Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim that Trump Owns White House Records

A three-judge panel appeared unconvinced by claims that a federal law requiring the president to preserve and hand over his presidential papers was unconstitutional.

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