christiefan915 (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), signalmankenneth (09-22-2022), Taichiliberal (09-22-2022)
Here's Trump's latest bullshit. He can 'declassify' documents by just thinking about them. Do you believe him?
Trump’s claim of declassifying documents ‘by thinking about it’ is mocked by legal experts
Former President Trump says he could declassify documents just “by thinking about it” — an outlandish claim that drew howls of outrage from legal experts.
Speaking to Fox News’s Sean Hannity, Trump asserted there is no need for the president to formally declassify documents or even notify anyone that he has done so.
“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.
“There can be a process, but there doesn’t have to be,” he added. “You’re the president. You make that decision.”
Trump is scrambling to find a legally viable defense to the investigation into mishandling top secret documents that led to the Aug. 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort.
He apparently believes one defense could be that the documents were no longer classified because he says so.
But experts vigorously dispute that, noting that he has never provided any evidence that he declassified them before leaving the White House.
“I tried not to burst out laughing,” said Bradley P. Moss, a national security lawyer.
A three-judge federal appeals court panel, including two Trump-appointed justices, trashed Trump’s claim Wednesday night, saying documents that are marked as classified are considered classified unless there is evidence they have been declassified.
Republican Congressman Ken Buck:
“We’re at a time in American politics, that I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party have taken the position that, as long as we get the White House, it doesn’t really matter what we say,”
christiefan915 (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), signalmankenneth (09-22-2022), Taichiliberal (09-22-2022)
its not a matter of what anyone who isnt a Supreme Court justice thinks or believes.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
LurchAddams (09-22-2022)
Truth Detector (09-22-2022)
christiefan915 (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), Joe Capitalist (09-22-2022), LurchAddams (09-22-2022), signalmankenneth (09-22-2022)
It’s also not a matter of what trump thinks
That’s the very point
christiefan915 (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), Joe Capitalist (09-22-2022)
Republican Congressman Ken Buck:
“We’re at a time in American politics, that I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party have taken the position that, as long as we get the White House, it doesn’t really matter what we say,”
evince (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022)
Well remember that there is no documented process for a president to follow and he IS the ultimate decider as to what is classified or not. Yes, they most often opt to not exercise that authority and I suspect there are loads of documents that get classified that way he never has any reason to read.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
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Taichiliberal (09-22-2022)
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
christiefan915 (09-22-2022), Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), LurchAddams (09-23-2022), Phantasmal (09-23-2022)
Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), Jarod (09-24-2022), LurchAddams (09-23-2022)
Republican Congressman Ken Buck:
“We’re at a time in American politics, that I am not going to lie on behalf of my presidential candidate, on behalf of my party. And I’m very sad that others in my party have taken the position that, as long as we get the White House, it doesn’t really matter what we say,”
Guno צְבִי (09-22-2022), LurchAddams (09-23-2022)
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Joseph Stalin
The USA has lost WWIV to China with no other weapons but China Virus and some cash to buy democrats.
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