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  • Question for debate….. Are ex President governed by the Espionage Act in handling of their Presidential Records ?

    08/04/2023 11:05:36 AM PDT · by XRdsRev · 4 replies
    Opinion | August 4, 2023 | Self
    For discussion. I have wondered if the Espionage Act covers ex Presidents in regard to their Presidential Records. In my opinion there may be a serious argument that they may not be governed by the Esionage Act based on the following… 1) prior to the implementation of the Presidential Records Act (PRA passed in 1978 implemented in 1981), ex Presidents routinely took possession of their Presidential records. (From National Archives website “Prior to the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which first applied to President Reagan, all of the official records of the White House were considered the personal property of...