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To: bitt

While President, the President has authority to classify and declassify. (There is a specific exception re declassification of nuclear secrets.)

Upon the moment after being President, the following may apply . . .

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-32/subtitle-B/chapter-XX/part-2001/subpart-D

Subpart D—Declassification

§ 2001.30 Automatic declassification.

(b) Presidential papers, materials, and records. The Archivist shall establish procedures for the declassification of presidential, vice-presidential, or White House materials transferred to the legal custody of NARA or maintained in the presidential libraries.

[def: NARA - National Archives and Records Administration]


6 posted on 05/25/2023 9:03:53 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: bitt; Brian Griffin
And see reply 55 by Brian Griffin at:

Barr: Trump ‘Had No Business’ Keeping Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago
8 posted on 05/25/2023 9:10:09 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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