Appearing to contradict former President Donald Trump’s primary public defense in the classified documents case, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has told special counsel Jack Smith’s investigators that he could not recall Trump ever ordering, or even discussing, declassifying broad sets of classified materials before leaving the White House, nor was he aware of any “standing order” from Trump authorizing the automatic declassification of materials taken out of the Oval Office, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
Yup, with their gishgallop they flood the zone with excuses and hope people start picking apart the details of their obvious lies…rather than focusing on the fact the whole thing can’t be done by the handwaving of an Adderall binging narcissist President without proper procedures. The government has so much paperwork for getting a passport, you think declassification takes less? Okay that’s just a guess I really have no idea on the paperwork needed for declassification but I assume it’s more than to say yes to the lady behind the desk, or announce it to the chandelier in your bathroom while you squeeze out a deuce.