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Topic: antiquities-act

Trump’s Oval Office monument does not lock in the gold, and it does not need Congress

Verdicts: 1 Misleading, 3 False

The Nov. 5 proclamation lets any president redecorate, sets no congressional approval rule, and the Trump Justice Department says monuments can be undone.

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