Legal experts fear the White House will violate the Presidential Records Act during the transition

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With 70 days until the presidential inauguration, there is growing concern over President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. Trump has spent the last week (and months, to years, frankly) publicly discrediting the United States’ electoral systems.

Behind closed doors, there is another area of Trump’s governing that is raising alarms. The president has replaced several top government officials with his own loyalists and now, there are concerns about the damage his administration could cause between now and Inauguration Day.

A new report released by Just Security breaks down the basis of the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and what is included under it. Under the PRA, government employees are only allowed to take personal records when leaving positions. Continue reading.