“Unauthorized”: might the Secretary of State have inherent authority to de-classify documents?
Just asking.
The Sec of State can only declassify material for which she was the original classification authority. We are hearing that some of the classified material was from DoD sources. She doesn’t have the authority to declassify that. And, even she should go through a declassification review to ensure that she is declassifying it correctly.
Mrs. Clinton, as SecState, can only declassify those documents that she, herself a SecState created and set the classification level on. She cannot declassify documents from any other organization or offices in the State Department. Those documents would have to go to the State Department declassification office for review and determination.