US President Donald Trump is facing a new legal challenge that goes straight to the core of government transparency and public trust. American Oversight and the American Historical Association, a coalition of watchdog groups and historians, have filed a lawsuit accusing him of trying to block access to official White House records.
The case has drawn concern well beyond legal circles. It raises a more fundamental question about who owns the historical record of a presidency and whether those in power can decide what the public is allowed to see.
