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36 C.F.R. § 1270.38

Public access to Presidential records

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Public access to Presidential records generally begins five years after the President leaves office, and is administered through the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), as modified by the Presidential Records Act (44 U.S.C. 2204(c)).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Trump v. Thompson (D.D.C. 2021).
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Trump v. Thompson (D.D.C. 2021). “§ 2204(b)(2), (c)(1); see also 36 C.F.R. § 1270.38 . However, the outgoing President can restrict access to especially sensitive materials for a period of up to 12 years.”
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