U.S. District Judge John Bates issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday requiring most White House employees to preserve presidential and vice presidential records under the 1978 Presidential Records Act. The order applies to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the National Security Council, the Council of Economic Advisers, and other Executive Office of the President staff, but excludes President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. It takes effect at 9 a.m. on May 26 and follows a Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel opinion questioning the Act's constitutionality.