Posted on 08/14/2022 12:38:18 PM PDT by lowbridge
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that he has not seen evidence that former President Donald Trump declassified documents that were found by the FBI during a search of his South Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, last week.
"We should determine, you know, whether there was any effort during the presidency to go through the process of declassification," Schiff said in an interview on "Face the Nation." "I've seen no evidence of that, nor have they presented any evidence of that."
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The former president's attorneys did not object to the release of the search warrant and related documents, and he claimed all the records seized during the search had been declassified while he was still in office.
While a sitting president has broad declassification authority, Schiff noted that does not extend to a former president and called it "absurd" for Trump to claim he retroactively declassified the documents he took to Mar-a-Lago.
He also noted the statutes the Justice Department said in the warrant it is investigating Trump for possibly violating do not require information to be classified.
"If they would be damaging to national security, it's a problem. It's a major problem," the California Democrat said.
Schiff also said it's a "serious problem" if Trump's attorneys certified to the Justice Department that all classified information was retrieved when the National Archives and Records Administration obtained 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago in mid-January, but did not turn over all classified or national security information. Some of the boxes the National Archives retrieved contained classified material and the agency requested the Justice Department investigate Trump's handling of White House records.
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Indeed remember when he waved a paper in front of a cameras and said he had conclusive proof about Trump and Russians.
And poof just like that the media goes brain dead and he’s still on the propaganda gig.
Well yes, we can be scumbags like them, but just a little reporting or documents on that would help to not make you look as stupid as shifforbrains.
Translation: It was all declassified.
Particularly since he probably doesn’t have the clearance required to see any of it in the first place.
This guy is a world-class liar. What intelligent person would possibly believe him?
There is no "face value" of any word coming out of Schiff's evil, lying mouth.
Trump and Kash Patel both said all items had been declassified.
The GSA packed up all the boxes, so it is pretty certain nobody in Trump’s circle knew everything they had.
That’s why they were working with the National Archives to determine what needed to be returned.
Nice try but nope, Tujunga to Glendale, burbank, Pasadena to echo Park
Shiff for brains come up with another shiffy proclomation. I can’t believe people in this country continue to vote to elect people like him and Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell, Durbin, etc etc etc who only work to support the DC Swamp and become rich at “serving the people”.
Wishful thinking. The GOP could get veto proof majorities in both chambers. Unless they majority of the GOP consisted of people like Boebert, Green, Gaetz, and a few more, Dems like Schiff and Swalwell are safe. Sadly.
Sometimes I wonder if adam isn’t bitter over never getting to be a script writer for Hollywood
So , next best thing for a no talent hack like Adam
is to become a politician ,
ingratiate himself to every scumbag politician he could find, make mental notes of the scumbaggery and crimes, write them into a script with blanks for names to be filled in later ,
to accuse others of when the price was right.
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I don’t think that Trump said that he “retroactively” declassified anything.
He did it before he left office.🙄
I would appreciate it if Schiff would describe, in detail, "the process of declassification" to which he refers.
Pencil Neck sees whatevwr he wants to.
It’s because of those bulging eyes.
I haven’t seen any evidence, either. Just like Schiff, I am NOT an Originating Authority, nor do I have the power to grant or rescind clearances, so it’s none of my business.
Schiff wouldn’t lie or anything. 🙄
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