Not just back. Was a coding error. Trump didn’t have a hand in this. I think Trump is asking @uncle bernard for a formal apology. Or so I’m told
Library of Congress blames "coding error" for missing sections of online Constitution
The Library of Congress on Wednesday pointed to an unspecified "coding error" that led to key parts of the U.S. Constitution being deleted from the Constitution Annotated website.
Why it matters: The missing sections included foundational provisions, such as the right to habeas corpus — which protects people from unlawful detention — and the foreign emoluments clause.
Those constitutional principles have risen to the forefront of political and legal debate amid the president's immigration crackdown and foreign dealings.
As of Wednesday around 2p.m. ET, the text had been restored.
Driving the news: As highlightedby tech news site TechCrunch, an archived version of the website shows that a chunk of Article I Section 8 was cut, in addition to the entirety of Sections 9 and 10 of Article I.
According to captures from the Wayback Machine, those sections were present as recently as mid-July.
What they're saying: "It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated ...website," the Library of Congress said in a statement posted to social media. "We've learned that this is due to a coding error."
A banner across the top of the site read, "The Constitution Annotated website is currently experiencing data issues. We are working to resolve this issue and regret the inconvenience."
Links for certain provisions included in those sections, such as Section 9's text on ex post facto laws, directed to an error page that read "Page Not Found" with a portrait of George Washington. That page has since been restored.
The Library of Congress did not immediately respond to Axios' request for further information.