Their side gets away with “depends on what the meaning of is is”.
The president can declassify with a thought. Get him under oath. “Did you declassify it?” “Yes, I did.” That weighs more than any recording or transcript.
The double standards are infuriating.
The president can declassify with a thought.
Thankfully that's not how declassification works or else Biden would have declassified half our military secrets by now.