This is really interesting, and critical, what you’re posting here, if I understand it correctly.
So to confirm, are you of the belief, that as vested by that EO, that later became law, that the VP has the same exact powers to declassify, that the POTUS does? To use Trump’s own phrase, “by merely thinking it.”
If not, sorry I misunderstood, but please elaborate to remove any confudion for all.
TYVM
I didn't say anything about declass.
I'm saying about VP records are also covered under PRA via an E.O. then a change in the law.
Those records from VP Biden's time should have been turned over to NARA.(Archives)
That article says there are "surrounding documents" from his VP time.
classification and declassification is a different issue... I haven't chased that yet.
My original post was in response to a Pres. Trump TS where he correctly said VP Biden couldn't declass but he didn't mention VP Biden was also covered under the PRA.
"Karl Rove was, as usual, wrong when he stated that then V.P. Biden's HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL papers, which were in his office for many years, were in any way similar to the Secret Service guarded, & otherwise very secure, Mar-a-Lago papers. Biden was not then President, had no power to declassify, & came under the very tough Federal Records Act. I come under the much more generous Presidential Records Act, was having productive discussions with Radical Left NARA, & did everything right. A giant Scam" It is really tough to chase. Laws nested within laws.
The NARA did all the chasing and came up with these rules
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/06/08/2017-11895/presidential-recordsNote all the stuff Archives had to chase to come up with their rules.
Archives is also responsible for the Federal Records Act
Go here for starters:
https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/federal-records-actand good luck with that, as I am all mushed brained out looking for this stuff to connect the dots.