House Democrats Demand Trump Preserve Grok AI Chats After TIME Report

Two senior House Democrats have formally asked President Donald Trump to keep records of his exchanges with AI chatbots, saying they want to learn whether Elon Musk's Grok has shaped White House decisions. Representatives Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California, who would head the Judiciary and Oversight Committees if their party wins the House, sent the letter on Oct. 30. They want prompts and responses from Grok, ChatGPT and Claude preserved, plus a briefing by 5 p. m. on Nov. 11. The move previews the oversight Trump could face if Democrats take the chamber in next week's midterms, according to Time.

The letter follows a Time report that Trump spent hours in a December 2025 Oval Office session with Musk questioning Grok about his presidency and legacy. An official present said he asked how Venezuelans would respond if Nicolás Maduro were captured, and Grok predicted many would cheer. Trump ordered Maduro's seizure the next month, and officials say he came away impressed with the chatbot.

The lawmakers argue Trump turned to Grok instead of Congress and created national security risks. The Presidential Records Act arguably covers such exchanges, though it never mentions AI.

Summarized by PolitiKool from Time’s reporting. Read the full story at Time →