Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Tuesday, seeking a court order requiring officials to preserve records related to investigations into him. Why it matters: If Brennan is later charged, preserved records could be central to any claim that the prosecution amounted to unconstitutional political retaliation. - Brennan contends the investigation is part of Trump's broader push to punish political adversaries — especially critics like Brennan, who has publicly clashed with Trump for years. What they're saying: Brennan's attorneys argued in a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court that the Trump administration's recent changes to records retention depart from longstanding record-keeping practices. - Officials…
The White House's new policy for preserving presidential records risks allowing the Trump administration to "unlawfully destroy important records," Senate Democrats warn.
The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
"As of this moment, the Administration believes that the President is legally free to destroy records of his official government conduct," the lawsuit says.
Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental health care delivery.
President Trump 's Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring presidential records to be turned over to the government is unconstitutional, a senior White House official tells Axios. Why it matters: The finding is an indication Trump will be reluctant to give all of his official records to the National Archives at the end of his term, as presidents have done for nearly a half-century under the Presidential Records Act of 1978. - The law, passed in the post-Watergate era as a hedge against government corruption, states that every official record regarding a president's decisions or policies belongs to the U.S. government, not the president. Trump has shown that he disagrees with the law. - When he left office in 2021…