Posted on 05/17/2023 6:51:57 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
The National Archives is claiming it has evidence that may undercut Trump’s claims that the presidential records he took to Mar-a-Lago were automatically declassified, according to a leak to CNN.
Trump says the documents were declassified as soon as he took them to Mar-a-Lago.
Acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall however, claims there is evidence Trump and his advisors knew of a so-called declassification process.
Steidel Wall sent Trump a letter informing him the National Archives are going to give Special Counsel Jack Smith 16 records which may prove the documents were not automatically declassified.
And the witch hunt continues.
CNN reported:
The National Archives has informed former president Donald Trump that it is set to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records which show Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president, according to multiple sources.
In a May 16 letter obtained by CNN, acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall writes to Trump, “The 16 records in question all reflect communications involving close presidential advisers, some of them directed to you personally, concerning whether, why, and how you should declassify certain classified records.”
The 16 presidential records, which were subpoenaed earlier this year, may provide critical evidence establishing the former president’s awareness of the declassification process, a key part of the criminal investigation into Trump’s mishandling of classified documents.
According to the letter, Trump tried to block the special counsel from accessing the 16 records by asserting a claim of “constitutionally based privilege.” But in her letter, Wall rejects that claim, stating that the special counsel’s office has represented that it “is prepared to demonstrate with specificity to a court, why it is likely that the 16 records contain evidence that would be important to the grand jury’s investigation.”
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“Acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall however, claims there is evidence Trump and his advisors knew of a so-called declassification process.”
The process is for the CONVENIENCE of the President, and for lower level who want something declassified. but he does not have to FOLLOW it. It is his plenary power. Stupid millennial. The President does not need ANYONE’S permission and his decision is beyond review.
How long has the National Archives had the 16 documents in question, and why is the “evidence” of their “misclassification” just coming out now? How much attention is the National Archives focusing on the many classified documents that Biden had to check for possible irregularities? And what was he doing with classified documents that he obtained when he was VP? So many questions, so few answers.
Sounds like the RATS have gotten to the Archives bullsh*t artists. The people who let Sandy Burglar help himself to whatever he wanted at the archives as long as he shoved it in his socks and underwear and showed a wink and a grin on the way out.
They are fooling enough.
Low information voters will lap it up.
Must be that souvenir menu.
Biden and Pence had/have no right to have classified or secret documents.
They both need to be inducted and prosecuted.
“Boxes Boxes Boxes
“Biden Billionaires”
—Chris Reed
Let’s turn this around to Biden- even though he was Vice President at the time, he ended up with classified documents in his garage.
Were they declassified, and if so, who declassified them?
If they weren’t declassified, why were they even there in the first place?
Go ahead, skin that smokewagon! Can't wait to see the Corporate Media try to spin and hide the court's decision.
I’m leaning towards there needing to be numerous public hangings of the political bureaucrat class.
let’s see. last N lies of the Libs proven to be lies...time to create some more.
The librarians at the national archives are treating the Trump Presidency differently than other Presidents.
“The librarians & the DOJ are looking snitty on this non issue.”
THESE IDIOTS would call a grocery list ‘Classified’ if they could harm Trump.
How do they know what’s missing in the first place if they don’t have it? Or are they seeking copies of things they already have? If so, WTF does it matter? And how many letters have they sought from Obama’s stash of 33 million documents?
A law cannot override the Constitution.
First I’ve heard about that. You’d think it would have been shouted from the rooftops when they raided MAL last August. Count on you Never Trumpers here to mention it.
If Trump says they’re declassified, they’re declassified. He’s the only one who can do that.
Doesn't matter. The National Archives does not review the power of the chief executive to classify and declassify at will.
Wasn't there a moment where Trump declassified information on the fly in a meeting with Russia and there was much pearl clutching?
Actually, you are wrong and it DOES matter. The authority here, is absolute.
But you know that.
continual anti trumper baulderdash...
rofl... that was actually quite funny.
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