“The President of the United States has both the constitutional (and statutory) power to declassify anything he wants….If President Trump left the White House with classified records, they are declassified by his actions.”

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The President of the United States has both the constitutional (and statutory) power to declassify anything he wants.
 
If President Trump left the White House with classified records, they are declassified by his actions.
 
Period. All former Presidents get a federally funded office.
 
Office of the Former President
 
With staff.
 
And security clearances.
 
And Secret Service protection.
 
And secure facilities (SCIFs) for classified records.
 
Even if Trump had classified records, they were protected.
 
Period
 
All Presidents take records when they leave.
 
They don’t pack their own boxes.
 
National Archives takes the position that almost everything is a “presidential record.”
 
The federal government over-classifies almost everything. It’s routine for any Office of the Former President to negotiate with National Archives.
 
They could’ve alerted Congress.
 
The Biden DOJ could’ve filed a civil lawsuit.
 
They could’ve sought a subpoena.
 
But unprecedented home raid?!
 
Trump’s had these records for 18 months! We’ve been all over this at @Article3Project — and defending President Trump consistently.
 
And here are @Article3Project’s print media hits, defending President Trump, his top aides, and his loyal supporters from the Biden Justice Department’s unprecedented political onslaught.
 
AG Merrick Garland attempted to defend the indefensible in his political press conference.
 
He left more questions than answers.
 
He’s a former federal judge and prosecutor.
 
He should be ashamed of himself for politicizing the Justice Department so dangerously.
 
He must resign.
 


 


 


 
Presidents have the inherent constitutional (and statutory) authority to declassify anything they want.
 
They don’t need to label it.
 
They don’t need to report it.
 
They don’t have to tell anyone.
 
They can do it through their actions. As a matter of law, no President can be charged under the Espionage Act for “mishandling” classified records.
 
When President Trump had the records sent to Mar-a-Lago, they were declassified.
 
Former presidents don’t have this power.
 
But Trump did this as the President. As discussed, the Office of Former President Trump—like every other former president’s federal office—is equipped and secure enough to handle these declassified records.
 
This is a routine dispute with bureaucrats at the National Archives whether these are presidential records. If they’re presidential records, the National Archives “owns” them—but they’ll almost certainly stay with Trump in his presidential library.
 
That’s it.
 
That’s the bureaucratic dispute.
 
This isn’t some damn raid-able crime.
 
Attorney General Merrick Garland knows this.
 
IMPEACH
 
In 2012, President Obama secretly told the Russian president he’d have “more flexibility” to negotiate with Russia after the 2012 presidential election.
 
Clearly classified information.
 
Why not Espionage Act violation?
 
Because he’s the President.
 
Period.
 


 


 
In 1987, the Supreme Court (again) made clear the President has constitutional power, as commander-in-chief, to classify and declassify.
 
Regardless of any statute passed by Congress.
 
Did AG Merrick Garland obtain an OLC opinion before ordering his illegal Trump raid?
 
Why not?
 

 


 
@mrddmia discussed the potential conflicts of interest involving the judge who approved the raid on Mar-a-Lago with @ShannonBream on @foxnewsnight
 

 
“This federal judge clearly has violated the United States code along with the judicial canons by having an appearance of conflict here, if not an actual conflict, when he publicly went on Facebook and criticized President Trump and his integrity” –
@mrddmia
 


 
@mrddmia analyzes the likelihood and legality of a Trump 2024 run on @newsmax in light of the FBI raid.
 

 
The Biden DOJ improperly leaked the warrant, inventory, & affidavit–even before Trump has all those materials.
 
After getting a biased anti-Trump magistrate to order an unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful home-raid.
 
Over records Trump declassified.
 
Again, the classification statutes/regulations *do not apply* to the President of the United States.
 
He has the inherent constitutional power, as commander-in-chief, to classify and declassify anything he wants, in any manner he wants.
 
The Supreme Court reaffirmed this in 1987.
 
In contrast, Hillary Clinton was never the President of the United States.
 
She didn’t have the constitutional power to declassify records and keep them on her illegal home server.
 
She was bound by the Espionage Act and other statutes/regulations dealing with classified records.
 
All former Presidents get a federally funded office.
 
Office of the Former President
 
With staff.
 
And security clearances.
 
And Secret Service protection.
 
And secure facilities (SCIFs) for classified records.
 
Even if Trump had classified records, they were protected.
 
Period.

What a joke.
 
These are pre-textual “crimes,” to justify Attorney General Merrick Garland & the Biden Justice Department’s 19-month political onslaught against President Trump, his top aides, & his loyal supporters.
 
The Biden regime is terrified he’ll run—and win.
 
“Democracy!“

 

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I heard he stole the blueprints for “Fat Man” and “Little Boy” and was going to sell them to the Russians!!

I really don’t care what he had because the DOJ has established that laws don’t have to be complied with. Once they begin prosecuting each case with BLIND (as opposed to DEMOCRAT) justice, I will take this more seriously.