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To: Bob Ireland

As you might expect from politico, not a pro-Trump article.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/17/trump-declassification-fisa-documents-comey-texts-826304

FTA:
A White House spokesman had no immediate comment, but a Justice Department spokesman suggested that Trump was solely setting in motion a process and not ordering the immediate declassification of anything.

“When the President issues such an order, it triggers a declassification review process that is conducted by various agencies within the intelligence community, in conjunction with the White House Counsel, to seek to ensure the safety of America’s national security interests,” the spokesman said. “The Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are already working with the Director of National Intelligence to comply with the President’s order.”

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nune (R-Calif.) said Trump’s order to release 20 pages from the Page surveillance application “shouldn’t take more than a few days.” But he raised the specter that a reluctant intelligence community could delay it further. Nunes also suggested that this release of documents should be “all the information that the American people will need to see.”


2,122 posted on 09/17/2018 9:43:00 PM PDT by mairdie
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To: mairdie; bagster
***When the President issues such an order, it triggers a declassification review process

Unless perhaps some enterprising WH aide has been preparing for such a contingency. If RR et al try foot-dragging, we at FR can chip in to provide 7 league kicking boots for POTUS - a la Sally Yates. . . . Also, I suspect grand jury material will have to be protected.

2,145 posted on 09/17/2018 10:01:01 PM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise)
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