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Trump's Former Doctor Claims His Office Was 'Raided' -- Is That Even Legal?
A doctor鈥檚 claim that three men took President Donald Trump鈥檚 medical records without a form authorizing their release in what he said felt like a 鈥渞aid鈥 has raised questions about whether this kind of action is legal. Here are some questions and answers about what happened and the laws surrounding medical records and patients鈥 rights to obtain them. (Johnson, 5/2)
惭别补苍飞丑颈濒别听鈥
A聽former physician to President Obama said President Trump鈥檚 ex-doctor, Harold Bornstein, 鈥渄isgraced himself鈥 by signing a 鈥渇raudulent鈥 medical letter聽reportedly dictated to him by Trump. Dr. David Scheiner, who treated Obama for more than two decades,聽called Bornstein's conduct聽鈥渆xtraordinarily unethical" and floated the idea of an investigation in an聽interview with MSNBC News. (Folley, 5/2)