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  "id": 18139837,
  "title": "Democrats warn Trump officials to keep records or risk criminal penalties after midterm victories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/democrats-warn-trump-officials-to-keep-records-or-risk-criminal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T15:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/democrats-warn-trump-officials-preserve-records"
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  "summary": "Exclusive: letter sent to department and agency heads signals Democrats will look to investigate Trump officials A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking leaders in the Trump administration to preserve records in accordance with federal law or risk criminal penalties after voters across the country gave Democrats control of Congress. In a letter sent out to department and agency heads Wednesday…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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