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DOJ wants to scrap Watergate-era rule that makes presidential records public

180 pointsby tlhuntertoday at 7:28 PM43 commentsview on HN

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coldcodetoday at 9:03 PM

It's not a rule, it's a law passed by Congress and signed by the President in 1978. You can't just ignore it.

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tlhuntertoday at 7:28 PM

https://archive.is/jHfOe

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ceejayoztoday at 9:14 PM

Fine. I wanna scrap the pardon power. Trade?

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pard...

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josefritzisheretoday at 8:00 PM

That sounds like someone wants to hide the evidence.

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LightBug1today at 8:52 PM

Step'ity step towards a fascist state for the klep'ity klep ...