into perpetuity.
He signed an executive order saying that he and his heirs can assert privilege and prevent papers from being made public.
Background: Nixon tried to have his papers destroyed, but the ruling was that they belonged to the public. Later rules were made so that there was a 12 year embargo, with exceptions for national security and privacy.
Now there is no 12 year limit. The limit goes into perpetuity.
There are ongoing lawsuits.
I think this is just another example of how Bush is one of the worst presidents of all-time. It's hard to think of someone that has damaged our nation more.
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