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Former President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that he had the "absolute right" to keep documents after leaving the White House but legal experts say that defense won't hold up in court.
Trump, who pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents, has repeatedly claimed that he had the right to take the documents under the Presidential Records Act, which legal experts have refuted.
Trump reiterated his defense during a speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual conference on Saturday.
"Whatever documents a president decides to take with him, he has the absolute right to take them," Trump claimed.
"He has the absolute right to keep them or he can give them back to NARA if he wants, he talks to them like we were doing and he can do that if he wants," he added, referring to the National Archives and Records Administration.
"That's the law and it couldn't be more clear."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-law-legal-experts-trump-124935185.html
Trump, who pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents, has repeatedly claimed that he had the right to take the documents under the Presidential Records Act, which legal experts have refuted.
Trump reiterated his defense during a speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual conference on Saturday.
"Whatever documents a president decides to take with him, he has the absolute right to take them," Trump claimed.
"He has the absolute right to keep them or he can give them back to NARA if he wants, he talks to them like we were doing and he can do that if he wants," he added, referring to the National Archives and Records Administration.
"That's the law and it couldn't be more clear."
Trump: Whatever documents a President decides to take with him, he has the absolute right to take them. He has the absolute right to keep them or he can give them back.. that’s the law pic.twitter.com/WaezsyQMUu
— Acyn (@Acyn)
Legal experts rejected Trump's claim.— Acyn (@Acyn)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-law-legal-experts-trump-124935185.html