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Nope. Even if the bridge ended over the ocean, they would all just jump off and swim for a bit, then drown, cursing the dems the whole way down.Trump's declaration is so asinine that even his most loyal supporters can't think of a way to spin it in Trump's favor.
Could this finally be the bridge too far? Probably not.
And I suspect he is waiting for someone to formally dispute his ability to declassify stuff before he proves it.
The orange shit gibbon is a moron.Trump: I could declassify documents by thinking about it
The former president insisted in an interview with Sean Hannity that the documents at issue in the Mar-a-Lago probe were all declassified. Evidence, he added, isn’t really needed.www.politico.com
And his Jerry Springer IQ followers will suck this shit down.
There doesn't have to be a law to give a President a power. If there is no law against doing something, it can legally be done.
Re: How much will you trust a Pres Hillary Clinton with classified nat'l security inf
I had to answer, 100% distrust, because I don't trust her to do ANYTHING in the public's best interest unless she sees a political or personal advantage in doing so. You know...pretty much the way Obama has done for the past 8 years.
In fact, I suppose it's possible there is a Democrat out there...somewhere...who actually cares more about our country than about themselves or their Party, but I haven't heard of him/her yet.
I'm perfectly fine with the DOJ filing charges against Trump. Of course, that means they'll have to be able to win a court case. That may be hard to do if they just rely on your opinion.Since the DOJ can present evidence that he documents are currently marked classified, that the documents are treated as classified by the US Government, that even the FPOTUS team has treated them as classified...
That is prima facie evidence that the documents are classified.
It would be up to the FPOTUS then, as part of an affirmative defense, that he didn't in fact declassify them through oral instructions to subordinates or written documentation. If through verbal instructions, then the DOJ will be able to interview them under oath with penalty of perjury to verify the FPOTUS claim.
I'm perfectly fine with the FPOTUS staff being brought in for questioning and possible future testimony in court under oath as the the veracity of the FPOTUS claims.
You?
WW
This is a lie.Everything in the EO refers directly to agencies and individuals.
And nothing there exempts the President.Nothing in the EO refers directly to the President.
Right, so Biden now has classification authority. And the entire US government under Biden "thinks" the documents are classified. So if Trump "declassified by thinking", then Biden obviously "reclassified by thinking", which means Trump still was in possession of classified documents...except the statement that the President has classification authority.
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This subject has nothing to do with contracts.
There doesn't have to be a law to give a President a power. If there is no law against doing something, it can legally be done.
Is there a law that says that must happen?
But what if his mind wanders about Nukes and then he accidentally declassifies them, and I do a FOIIA for them at the same time?HAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAH OMG me too!
"I just have to think it and everything is declassified! YEEHA!".
That was so breathtakingly ignorant that even his loyal lapdog Hannity had to put a stop to it.
Have you bothered to do any research regarding your question?
Why should someone do your homework for you?
Yes. I certainly had that opinion about a hypothetical President Clinton.Lol there was a time when you actually were concerned about classified national security info - under Pres Clinton.
Maybe you should listen to yourself and start caring more about our country than a grifter from NYC - who is no better and deserves no more trust than Ms. Clinton.
And I suspect he is waiting for someone to formally dispute his ability to declassify stuff before he proves it.
Surely even you are not that dense. The status of a document is a means by which people know how to handle the document. If a person cannot trust the markings on a document, the classification is meaningless. If Trump declassified a document in secret and told no one, the people who handle such a document have no choice but to handle the document according to its markings. In other words, the document for all purposes is classified according to its markings, regardless of what Trump claims he did secretly.Is he correct? If not, why not?
I'm perfectly fine with the DOJ filing charges against Trump. Of course, that means they'll have to be able to win a court case. That may be hard to do if they just rely on your opinion.
You're not "curious"I'm curious...exactly what IS the process a President must go through to declassify stuff?
Everything in the EO refers directly to agencies and individuals. Nothing in the EO refers directly to the President...except the statement that the President has classification authority.
They are going to have to if they bring a court case against him.Nobody in the DOJ has disputed the President's ability to declassify documents.
They are going to have to if they bring a court case against him.
That particular quote from the court doesn't apply to my question. It applies to a different question that the court was considering...which had nothing to do with the process of declassification or whether the President must comply with a process.Surely even you are not that dense. The status of a document is a means by which people know how to handle the document. If a person cannot trust the markings on a document, the classification is meaningless. If Trump declassified a document in secret and told no one, the people who handle such a document have no choice but to handle the document according to its markings. In other words, the document for all purposes is classified according to its markings, regardless of what Trump claims he did secretly.
And remember, the appeals court stated in their opinion and ruling, "the declassification argument is a red herring because declassifying an official document would not change its content or render it personal."
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