A “standing order” that former President Donald Trump has claimed authorized him to instantly declassify documents removed from the Oval Office could not be found by either the Justice Department or Office of Director of National Intelligence.
It’s also nonsense, as while the President has authority to declassify many types of documents, there is still a specific process for that which involves paperwork, which of course was never done… and for more sensitive classes of documents, the President does not have unilateral authority to declassify.
It’s also nonsense, as while the President has authority to declassify many types of documents, there is still a specific process for that which involves paperwork, which of course was never done… and for more sensitive classes of documents, the President does not have unilateral authority to declassify.