OLC declares the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional

Date

Apr 3, 2026

Kind

Records & transparency

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

americanoversight.org ↗

Court or forum

DOJ OLC; AHA v. Trump, D.D.C.

What happened

An OLC memorandum advised the President "need not further comply" with the PRA; the administration declined to commit to preserving records during litigation. On 2026-05-20 the court ordered full PRA compliance and barred ephemeral messaging without copying an official account.

Publisher

American Oversight