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  • Where Judicial Watch’s Defense of Trump Goes Wrong

    06/14/2023 4:24:58 PM PDT · by randita · 178 replies
    National Review ^ | 6/14/2023 | Andrew C. McCarthy
    Michael Bekesha, the ‘Clinton sock drawer’ lawyer, misses the distinction between agency records and presidential records. I’ve already extensively addressed why the Presidential Records Act (PRA) is not a viable defense against charges that President Trump unlawfully and willfully retained national-defense information under Section 793(e) of the federal criminal code (which, in hope of avoiding Senator Lindsey Graham’s conniptions, I’ll refrain from calling the Espionage Act). So I’ll state the main point as succinctly as I can: Agency records are not presidential records. Trump’s case is about agency records regarding the national defense — mainly, classified intelligence reporting generated by...