DOJ Tells White House to Keep Notes of Trump’s Calls With Foreign Leaders

President Donald Trump (L) and Attorney General William Barr arrive together in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

White House personnel on Oct. 2 were told by the U.S. Department of Justice that they must preserve notes regarding President Donald Trump’s meetings and calls with foreign leaders.

The agency has “instructed relevant personnel to preserve the information,” Justice Department lawyers wrote in a Washington D.C. court filing (pdf).