Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in
The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people.
According to NPR, the administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people.
The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.
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