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Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney recently shared details about the process of declassifying documents amid the Federal Bureau of Investigations' (FBI) probe into whether or not former President Donald Trump violated laws removing documents from the White House.
During an appearance on Newsweek, Mulvaney weighed in on the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago as he also shared his reaction to the reports of remarks on individuals within Trump's "inner circle."
"I was surprised by some of the reporting on some of the comments by some of the president's inner circle," Mulvaney said on Newsmax's "National Report."
"Yes, any president of the United States has broad authority to declassify documents," Mulvaney said. "That being said, there's a formal structure to doing that. You can't just sort of stand over a box of documents, wave your hand and say these are all declassified. That's not how the system works."
"You don't just sort of get to say off the top of your head, 'oh, everything that I see today' and that seems to be the argument that some of the president's insider team is making right now," he said.
https://www.salon.com/2022/08/21/fo...s-declassifying-government-documents_partner/
During an appearance on Newsweek, Mulvaney weighed in on the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago as he also shared his reaction to the reports of remarks on individuals within Trump's "inner circle."
"I was surprised by some of the reporting on some of the comments by some of the president's inner circle," Mulvaney said on Newsmax's "National Report."
"Yes, any president of the United States has broad authority to declassify documents," Mulvaney said. "That being said, there's a formal structure to doing that. You can't just sort of stand over a box of documents, wave your hand and say these are all declassified. That's not how the system works."
"You don't just sort of get to say off the top of your head, 'oh, everything that I see today' and that seems to be the argument that some of the president's insider team is making right now," he said.
https://www.salon.com/2022/08/21/fo...s-declassifying-government-documents_partner/