[Political Junkie Too]

Also, if you agree that the documents don’t belong to the former president, then they belong to the government. Refusal to return them could be considered theft of government property, right?

I believe the Presidential Records Act separates "Presidential records" from "government records."

I read somewhere (today) that a President has permanent access to their own presidential records, and can designate anyone as a representative to handle them, too.

So the question comes down to whether the documents in question were presidential records. I think President Trump says they were, the DoJ says they're not.

-PJ

[CA Conservative]

Actually, the PRA separates Presidential records from personal records. Presidential records under the PRA ARE government records. The former president and/or a designated representative have access to them, but they belong to the government.