[dontreadthis]

need us some winning here

[WMarshal]

The President's authority to declassify is absolute as Commander-In-Chief. While the bureaucracy is bound by Executive Orders from past administrations, it is only because the current Executive has permitted the EO remain in force on the Federal Register, a sitting President's freedom of action is not bound by it. This is because the former Executive that issued that EO is no longer in office. This means that a direct order from a President to the bureaucracy supersedes any EO. As of right now there is no law passed by Congressional and signed by a President that restricts the President's authority to declassify, there are only EOs from Bush and Obama doing which only subordinates are to follow unless told otherwise.

If President Trump orders the declassification of any document it gets released unredacted and there's no recourse.

[Mariner]

There’s no conundrum.

Trump demands unredacted copies, 12 of them, be delivered to his office in 24 hours.

He then calls a news conference and hands them out.

Then, dare Congress to impeach him for it.

Only a fool would suggest Trump cannot get this info out due to his own admin refusing to comply. It’s ludicrous on it’s face.

[Paine in the Neck]

Direct RR to unredact as much as possible.

Direct RR to provide specific reasoning as to why each redaction is required, i.e., specifically who and what is being protected by each redaction.

Form small review committee of trusted intel, military and legals with appropriate clearances to examine RR’s rationale.

I’m pretty sure that the whole means and methods cover is a crock and a legit review outside of RR’s control will make that obvious.

Last step, declassify and begin prosecutions.

[DesertRhino]

“The process reasoning is simple in the ordinary (non corrupt) flow of events. The intelligence agencies might need to protect part of the information, such as “sources or methods” of intelligence contained within the classified material.”

Bull crap. The sources and methods are precisely what we NEED to know. The source and method used to try to overthrow the US government.

The intelligence community forfeited all rights to consideration of their needs when they became a seditious enemy formation.

And the article is utterly wrong. The President does NOT need the AG or DAG and FBI Director to approve and sign-off on the declassification request. The process is that they are consulted and sign off on it for him, but this is only as advisors. They DO NOT possess veto power over what the President may or may not declassify.

[Electric Graffiti]

The deep and corrupt state needs to be exposed ASAP, Mr. President. There’s little time left before the rats get back in control of congress and then we’ll all be screwed. Send in the marines.

[IndispensableDestiny]

The article is a pile of do-do. The President has ultimate authority.

[YogicCowboy]

CTH likes to overtrick the plumbing.

The Constitutional authority of the president is inarguable.

All that has been lacking for decades is a patriotic president with the political will to do the now unseemly.