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Jared Kushner warned to preserve government records
https://www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action/legal-complaints/jared-kushner-warned-to-preserve-government-records/White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushners routine use of non-secure, non-official messaging applications to discuss official government business could violate the law, according to a letter sent to Kushner today by CREW warning him of his legal obligations to maintain and preserve presidential records, including his discussions of official government business using non-official messaging applications. Kushner is required to preserve those records under the Presidential Records Act, and the willful destruction or concealment of federal records is a federal crime.
The PRA requires the president and his staff to document, preserve and maintain records of the activities, deliberations, decisions, and policies that reflect the performance of the presidents constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties. In 2017, the White House Counsel issued two memos reminding all White House personnel of their obligation to preserve and maintain official government records. The memos explicitly forbid the use of non-official messaging accounts for official business without prior authorization, and warned that willfully destroying or concealing federal records is a crime.
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Jared Kushner warned to preserve government records (Original Post)
BigmanPigman
Nov 2020
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littlemissmartypants
(22,598 posts)1. The problem with these psychopaths is that they believe
they are above the law. I seriously hope they are stopped dead in their tracks by their criminality.
BigmanPigman
(51,569 posts)2. I want the secret phone calls with Putin
as well as the notetaker's notes from Helsinki.
littlemissmartypants
(22,598 posts)3. Me too. Especially the notes from Helsinki! nt
pfitz59
(10,309 posts)4. You know the Trumpies are deleting and shredding as we speak
"Law? We don't heed no stinking law?"
Squinch
(50,922 posts)5. Some never did get around to understanding that sternly worded
letters don't work with this cabal.
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)7. A letter documents that a legal request was made.
It's for evidence when he is finally charged.
CatLady78
(1,041 posts)6. Jared Kushner might actually go to prison
Given that it is a neo-nazi cabal, Trump probably protected Don Jr., Ivanka etc....Kushner is probably the fall guy.
raccoon
(31,105 posts)8. Lock him up! Nt
dem4decades
(11,270 posts)9. Can he get his father's old cell?