House Democrats demand Trump preserve records of AI chatbot conversations

The push to save presidential chats with Grok and other bots comes as Democrats ramp up oversight of AI companies ahead of the midterms House Democrats want President Trump to hold on to his chat history. Specifically, his conversations with Grok and other AI chatbots. The demand turns a familiar question into a new one. Washington has spent decades arguing over emails, texts, and encrypted messaging apps. Now the argument has a chatbot in it. What Democrats are asking for The core request is simple. Democrats reportedly want the president to preserve any exchanges he has had with AI bots, with Grok named directly. Grok is built by xAI, one of the companies already in Democrats’ sights. That makes the request more than a records-keeping footnote. It connects the White House to a company that lawmakers are actively investigating. The preservation push lands alongside a broader campaign. On October 27-28, 2026, House Democrats who oversee technology policy sent letters to five major AI developers: Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, and xAI. Those letters came from representatives Frank Pallone, Zoe Lofgren, and Jamie Raskin. They ask each company for detailed reports on AI safety incid...