Obviously, it’s possible because it appears to have been done. It may be that Trump ordered them declassified, but that was just the start of the process and his underlings refused to follow through and release the documents. Just remember when W. Bush and Co. outed CIA agent Valerie Plame? The argument was that Bush had declassified parts of the Nation Intelligence Estimate so it was OK.
>Obviously, it’s possible because it appears to have been done.
Ridiculous. If just saying so is reality, I declare myself Lord of the Planet. Shortly I shall publish a list of unpersons who will be deemed by all not to exist and never to have existed — you may all begin with WEF, Soros, Democrats and their acolytes. Huzzah!
The president has the ultimate authority. His underlings can recommend changes, but he doesn't have to follow them. He can overrule anything they say and can also not wait for their acquiescence. If the underlings don't release them that doesn't make them declassified.
Valerie Plame was not a spy, she was NOT “outed” & no law protected her. It was illegal for James Comey to appoint a special counsel to investigate the Plame incident—about which Bush did NOT lie, but Valerie Plame’s husband DID lie for several counts. There was no underlying crime, therefore NO REASON to investigate or prosecute it….and any purported crime of “lying to the FBI” could not be MATERIAL to an illegal investigation in search of a crime, with a pretext that a crime was committed when no crime was committed and Bush did NOT lie. Fact is, Bush said he learned from British intelligence that Iraq was trying to buy Yellowcake uranium from Africa. Britain stood by their intelligence and they were corroborated by the former Prime Minister of Niger. Just another example of fake news spreading lies to push Republican politicians into a corner to smear their administration with false stories to drive them fro office,
I’m certain there is a declassication order for every applicable document in a letter signed by President Trump. I would bet copies of those orders were placed in each box containing documents with classification markings.
The reason this makes sense is that each declassification order is accompanied by a presidential signed letter.
Just like a judge’s order, there is no order until it is signed by the ruling judge.
When President Trump gave the order, it means the order was prepared and presented for his signature.
So we can be certain DJT had staff place copies of all his declass orders near or with the documents in question.
It’s becoming clear, this raid’s purpose was to seize documents that could implicate certain people now in power illegitimately.
The question now is whether there are copies, recordings, images, witnesses.