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Memorandum on the Attorney General’s Authority to Use Classified Information in Connection with Review of Intelligence Activities
whitehouse.gov ^ | December 22, 2020 | President Donald J Trump

Posted on 12/23/2020 12:48:26 AM PST by ransomnote

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY

SUBJECT: Attorney General’s Authority to Use Classified Information in Connection with Review of Intelligence Activities Relating to the 2016 Presidential Campaigns

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following:

Section 1. Authority of the Attorney General. The Attorney General is currently conducting a review of intelligence activities relating to the campaigns in the 2016 Presidential election and certain related matters. On May 13, 2019, the Attorney General directed John Durham to conduct that review, which subsequently developed into a criminal investigation. On October 19, 2020, the Attorney General appointed Mr. Durham to conduct that investigation pursuant to the powers and independence afforded by the Special Counsel regulations of the Department of Justice.

In a memorandum of May 23, 2019, I directed the heads of elements of the intelligence community, as defined in 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), and the heads of each department or agency that includes an element of the intelligence community, to assist the Attorney General in connection with that review, and authorized the Attorney General to declassify, downgrade, or direct the declassification or downgrading of information or intelligence that relates to his review. In addition, the Attorney General is authorized to use classified information as he deems necessary in connection with his review, including in a grand jury or other proceeding.

Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) The authority in this memorandum shall terminate upon the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s investigation, unless expressly extended by the President. In addition, the authority of the Attorney General under the May 23, 2019, memorandum is hereby extended to terminate only upon the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s investigation, unless expressly extended by the President.

(d) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

DONALD J. TRUMP


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
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1 posted on 12/23/2020 12:48:26 AM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

I sure can’t wait to see Durham’s report. Spit.


2 posted on 12/23/2020 1:23:05 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: HighSierra5

I sure can’t wait to see Durham’s report. Spit.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Good luck!!!

Geraldo Rivera is going to have a TV special revealing the contents of Al Capones vault.

Lucy is going to let Charley kick the football.

etc etc etc


3 posted on 12/23/2020 1:31:16 AM PST by xrmusn (6/98"HRC is the Grandmother that lures Hansel & Gretel to the pot")
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To: ransomnote

4 posted on 12/23/2020 2:50:23 AM PST by USMC79to83
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5 posted on 12/23/2020 2:51:08 AM PST by USMC79to83
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To: ransomnote

It’s the 23rd...is Durham gone yet?

He was leaving today, right?


6 posted on 12/23/2020 5:01:00 AM PST by moovova
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To: moovova

I heard that too. He along with Strzok, Sessions, Kansas, Linda, and Barr were heading up to a cabin rental in the Caskills where they plan to binge watch The West Wing and Madam Secretary on Netflix over the holidays.


7 posted on 12/23/2020 6:19:39 AM PST by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: epluribus_2

LOL!


8 posted on 12/23/2020 6:49:21 AM PST by moovova
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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9 posted on 12/23/2020 8:39:38 AM PST by bitt (Anton Chekov: “Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.”)
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