Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose Kennedy Center records

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Published 25 Oct 2026, 19:42 GMT1 min read

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Plaintiffs' attorneys challenging President Donald Trump's plans to close the Kennedy Center claim his administration is withholding records that document the scope of his influence over the center's management. In a court filing Sunday, those lawyers asked a judge to order the Trump administration to turn over emails and text messages that it has withheld based on its claims that they contain privileged presidential communications. U.S.

District Judge Christopher Cooper didn’t immediately rule on their request. The list of withheld documents includes 19 text messages between Kennedy Center executive director and CEO Matt Floca and Trump executive assistant Natalie Harp.

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