
Ripping and burning: how Trump White House handled some legally protected documents
CNN
In one form or another, most presidents have violated the Presidential Records Act. But former President Donald Trump's actions amount to egregious violations of a law that came about in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, writes Julian Zelizer.
But former President Donald Trump's actions go further than previous presidents, amounting to egregious violations of a law that came about in the aftermath of President Richard Nixon's traumatic Watergate scandal.

Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with the matter, and will join the thousands of National Guard troops that were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.