[mykroar]

McClanahan, who also teaches at the George Washington University Law School, said that under a 2009 executive order signed by Obama, the vice president is included in a list of "original classification authorities," meaning Biden had the power declassify anything he classified.

The Washington Post also reported vice presidents have the authority to declassify anything they classified. The New York Times similarly reported that the vice president has the power to declassify, while noting the scope of that authority "has never been definitively tested."

Materials that could be classified include military plans, foreign government information or scientific, technological or economic matters relating to national security, according to the order.

"It is longstanding practice in the executive branch to treat the vice president as having the same amount of authority in that respect as the president unless the president explicitly says otherwise," McClanahan said.

If true, it raises the question if the documents in question were classified by Biden or someone else.

[Red Badger]

“It is longstanding practice......................

IOW, IT IS NOT LAW..................

[Leaning Right]

> If true, it raises the question if the documents in question were classified by Biden or someone else. <

No worries. Some stooge will come forward and say, “Yes. I saw Mr. Biden classify those papers. Every one of ‘em.” No one in the media will question that.

Side note #1: I thought this would be the scandal that would finally sink Biden. But now it looks like the old fool will dodge yet another bullet.

Side note #2: VP Harris must be rather sad today.

[Rennes Templar]

“It is longstanding practice in the executive branch to treat the vice president as having the same amount of authority in that respect as the president unless the president explicitly says otherwise,” McClanahan said.

Ok, let’s review all docs Veeps have declassified and what they did with them.

[Socon-Econ]

McClanahan, who also teaches at the George Washington University Law School, said that under a 2009 executive order signed by Obama, the vice president is included in a list of “original classification authorities,” meaning Biden had the power declassify anything he classified.
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Where did Obama get the authority do delegate his Constitutional powers as head of the executive branch?

[lepton]

the vice president is included in a list of “original classification authorities,” meaning Biden had the power declassify anything he classified.

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This is true...but that is as far as it goes. Only what he alone had classified. If there is anything from any other classification authority in those documents, then he cannot.

The President, on the other hand, can declassify anything whatsoever.