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To: JBW1949
-- Local news this morning said with a serious expression that President Trump has five days to STOP release of this memo...ROFL... --

They are correct, actually. The classified material is classified by the executive. The House has the power to disclose classified information to the public even over reasoned objections from the executive. It's part of checks and balances.

Not that the executive can't disclose it on his own, just that the procedure that is running is a committee-initated one, that has the committee disclosing classified information. If the president objects, a majority of the House can still disclose.

18 posted on 02/01/2018 6:46:38 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

He also has five days to release the memo...

My point is that liberals do not want this release...The news reporter made it sound like it would be bad for the country if he didn’t stop the release....


22 posted on 02/01/2018 7:01:21 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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