A legal expert was blown away during a podcast episode on Thursday while discussing the Trump DOJ's efforts to help the president hide his administration's papers.
Michael Popok, host of the "Legal AF" podcast, argued in a new episode that President Donald Trump is trying to destroy the National Archives by arguing that the Presidential Records Act, the federal law that requires all of an administration's documents to be preserved, is unconstitutional. He seemed stunned when he discussed a recent memo issued by the DOJ, effectively arguing that Trump can "shred away," as Popok described.
"Sticky fingers, Trump," Popok said. "He's the guy who got indicted for espionage and obstruction of justice related to stealing presidential papers from the National Archives. So, how convenient! How coincidental that his Office of Legal Counsel, staffed with lawyers who report to him in his Department of Justice, which he controls, wrote a memo that said, 'Hey boss, you don't have to keep your papers.'"
Popok also noted that Trump's efforts could hinder the American public's understanding of past administrations as well.