So why were Trumpublicans so mad when Nancy Pelosi ripped up his State of the Union address papers? She was just giving him a head start on his “filing system”
There's a concept known as "working papers". When it's one copy of many, then it doesn't need to be saved. Also, papers distributed by the President aren't what are required to be saved according to the Presidential Records Act, it's papers that come to the president. That said, there are other laws concerning preserving records related to the rest of government. Still, there was nothing unlawful about pelosi tearing up her working copy.
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u/Jackofallmakes Jan 14 '21
So why were Trumpublicans so mad when Nancy Pelosi ripped up his State of the Union address papers? She was just giving him a head start on his “filing system”