Trump Sued by Watchdog Group Over Auto-Delete Messaging Apps
- Group says president, staff, violating record-retention rules
- Postings on Twitter must also be preserved, complaint says
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President Donald Trump and his staff are using messaging applications that automatically delete the contents as soon as they’re read, according to a Washington-based watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking court-ordered compliance with federal records retention laws.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington also asserts Trump has deleted postings made on his personal Twitter account, which it says is also subject to the Presidential Records Act.