Trump claims presidents can declassify documents ‘even by thinking about it

[Rogue AI]

End of this month sometime
That is before midterms

They will have the report out before the election

And oh how Republicans will quake, with laughter.

 

[bravoactual]

So your President needs authorisation to do things?

President Biden has the authorization to reclassify the Shit-A-Lago docs.

 

[Whodatsaywhodat.]

So, do you agree all the POTUS needs to do is think about it and POOF things are declassified?

Only if your Obama or Clinton.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Over a hundred Classified Documents were found improperly stored

Nothing to “think”
it is a fact

They were marked that way, but were they, really? We already found out they marked documents regarding the Steele Dossier as "top secret" yet those documents were nothing but lies. You can't classify lies.

The left already said their were "nuclear documents." That turned out to be a lie. What other lies is the left lining up to hurt Trump?

 

[Rogue AI]

So your President needs authorisation to do things?

No, the guy who can order a military strike anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, does not need permission to declassify anything. These folks are feeding you fantasies.

 

[Indeependent]

Yes. Trump has claimed all sorts of power. He's never read the constitution.. Said it was too hard like a foreign language. The whole concept of the presidency is over his head. He thinks he's king rather than servant.

We sure are glad you read it and all the case law.

 

[xyz]

Over a hundred Classified Documents were found improperly stored

Nothing to “think”
it is a fact

Not only improperly stored as in random people could find them, but some were in his office. One of his lawyers, who no doubt does not have security clearance, said she saw them. So they could have been shown to unauthorized people, and maybe even duplicated.

 

[rightwinger]

Not only improperly stored as in random people could find them, but some were in his office. One of his lawyers, who no doubt does not have security clearance, said she saw them. So they could have been shown to unauthorized people, and maybe even duplicated.

All kinds of uncleared staff had access to those documents.
They are compromised

 

[tahuyaman]

It amazes me how Trump views classification as an annoyance.

Not as a way to ensure damaging information is not released, but as an annoying requirement that he has to keep these documents safe and secure.

So what does he do?
He issues a blanket declassification on every document he possesses. Even Top Secret.

No concern that the information contained in those documents is now compromised

Liberals love secrecy in government when Democrats are in charge. In that case they oppose transparency.

 

[rightwinger]

Liberals love secrecy in government when Democrats are in charge. In that case they oppose transparency.

WTF are you babbling about?

 

[theHawk]

So...one president can literally wipe out all of the state secrets if she or he wanted to do it...without any check or balance?

Is that what the right wing is now asking us to believe?

Wow.

Well duh. How do you think the Clintons got rich? They gave/sold secrets to China.

 

[rightwinger]

Well duh. How do you think the Clintons got rich? They gave/sold secrets to China.

I thought you guys said the Clintons got rich by running child prostitution rings out of Pizza Parlors?

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

I thought you guys said the Clintons got rich by running child prostitution rings out of Pizza Parlors?

Huh? I thought it was the assassins guild they started!

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Still cant find a single thing that says Trump cant do that?

Find me something that says he can. Then we can talk

 

[Harpy Eagle]

No, the guy who can order a military strike anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, does not need permission to declassify anything. These folks are feeding you fantasies.

But can he order a military strike anywhere in the world at a moment's notice with just a thought?

 

[Godboy]

Find me something that says he can. Then we can talk

That isnt how the law works. Unless there is a rule against it, its legal. For example, its perfectly legal to drink water, yet there is no law that says you have the right to drink water or even the right to look at water.

 

[Blaster]

Oh yeah. I've read it more than once.

Liar.

 

[insolent imp]

They never tell us that... not here or on

The presidency isn't an agency. You folks need to start from the beginning. What's the Constitution say about classified documents and the presidency?

Executive Office of the President of the United States

Agency overview
Flag of the Executive Office
Formed	July 1, 1939
Jurisdiction	U.S. Federal Government
Headquarters	White House, Washington, D.C.

 

[Couchpotato]

Trump claims presidents can declassify documents ‘even by thinking about it’

Former President Trump in a new interview asserted presidents don’t have to go through a formal process to declassify sensitive documents and can do so “even by thinking about it.” The former president’s comments came as he has repeatedly argued that he declassified secret and top-secret...

www.yahoo.com

“There doesn’t have to be a process, as I understand it,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “If you’re the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying, ‘It’s declassified.’ Even by thinking about it.”

So, do you all agree with this? Is just the mere thought of something being declassified enough to make it so?

I agree that there isnt a process (which is insane) but you cant just think it unless that thought leads to the President stating it.

 

[theHawk]

I thought you guys said the Clintons got rich by running child prostitution rings out of Pizza Parlors?

No, that’s what they spend their money on.