where is the proof that Trump declassified these documents. in hind site he may claim he declassify them but where is the proof . Why would he declassify these documents in his last days in office other than to take them home There were at least three Top Secret documents.
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Federal Appeals court judges noted in a court ruling Sept. 21, 2022, there was no evidence that any of these documents were ever declassified.
in a
Fox News interview with Sean Hannity , Trump said it didn't matter that there was no formal record of him having declassified the documents when he was still in office. "
If you're the president of the United States you can declassify just by saying 'It's declassified.' Even by thinking about it," Trump said.
Well he pretty much admitted that he did not tell anyone to declassify these documents. It was just a thought in his head. A convenient excuse when caught with the goods. Yet how is anyone else suppose to know if the documents are declassified unless the tells them using a memorandum which is proof.
Well ;you didn't comment on that the documents are still government documents and thus Trump has no right to take them home. They belong to the government and are suppose to be turn over to the National Archives and they had asked for them but he refused to release them. yeah if he did claims to declassify them after being told to turn them over then that is clearly a problem
Top Secret documents
2020 federal appeals court decision, in which the judges noted that "declassification, even by the President, must follow established procedures." the normal practice seems to be that the president records the declassification decision in an official memorandum. This the accepted way to do it.
Trump does not think things thru, he just makes assumptions.