“...such documents cannot just be blithely declassified by a President...”
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This is a good discussion on problems with “De-class”:
The Declassification Conundrum…
September 7, 2018
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2018/09/07/the-declassification-conundrum/
Great find from 2018! Thanks. If the whole thing goes to the Supremes, it will all be spilled out. Someone failed in their duties, and it ain’t Trump!
seems like they’ve kept a lid on it for 4 years now?
h/t HippyLoggerBiker posted up thread:
This is a good discussion on problems with “De-class”:
The Declassification Conundrum…
September 7, 2018
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2018/09/07/the-declassification-conundrum/
excerpt from the piece:
Corrupt politicians, corrupt media, corrupt FBI and DOJ officials past and present; all of them have a vested interest in opposition to any declassification sunlight.
So yes, President Trump can request declassification within his executive authority; however, he needs DOJ and FBI officials within his executive branch who are willing to follow instructions. If those officials are connected -or implicated- directly or indirectly in the corruption…. well, just how would you expect to see it play out?