Trump Wins Suit Over Records of Meetings With World Leaders
- Watchdog group said president didn’t keep notes as required
- Judge says she lacks authority to oversee daily compliance
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in 2017.
Photographer: Jorge Silva/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by watchdog groups that accused him and his staff of violating federal law by failing to keep proper records of his interactions with foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington dismissed the suit on Monday, saying she lacks authority “to oversee the president’s day-to-day compliance with the statutory provisions in this case.”