The watchdogs also seek to overturn a Justice Department memo that declared unconstitutional a law requiring preservation of presidential records, which the White House cited to justify its guidance.
The lawsuit follows ongoing accusations that the Trump administration has skirted legal requirements for preserving official communications, raising concerns about the loss of presidential records and transparency in government operations.
If presidential records aren't public property, who truly owns American history?
How might this policy change how White House officials communicate daily?
How will the digital age redefine what constitutes a permanent presidential record?
Who decides which official conversations are 'workplace minutiae' to be deleted?
Can a 1978 law effectively govern modern communications like text messages?