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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIF a President has "absolute right" to declassify secrets, ...
1) Has any President ever done it before?
2) Has any President done it summarily before? (off the cuff, without processes or discussion)
3) Has any President declassified it to an adversary before?
drray23
(7,627 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,000 posts)Was with regard to documents to be released to the press in the run-up to the Iraq War. I saw a brief note on this in an article after googling, but it wasn't clear on all the details.
drray23
(7,627 posts)but he did it after following a process. I do not remember at the moment what this was about..
canetoad
(17,152 posts)No results found for president "absolute right" to +declassify -trump.
Interesting questions. I hope someone knows of an example.
dchill
(38,474 posts)about the Manhattan Project. Don't know of any other examples.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)Russia had agreed to enter the war against Japan x days after the war in Europe ended. I can't remember how many days, 90, I think. So they were an ally.
Massacure
(7,521 posts)Germany surrendered on May 8. The Soviets declared war on Japan at 11:00pm transbaikal time on August 8 and invaded Manchuria an hour later.
LeftInTX
(25,278 posts)(He was not prepared for FDR to die and was in his first term as VP)
Laxman
(2,419 posts)that involves consultation and decision making regarding the means and extent.....and then there's the ultimate ability to have the judgement to distinguish between "can" and "should". Just because you can doesn't mean you should. I have the right to do it is the excuse of someone who didn't exercise the appropriate restraint or who had no regard for the consequences. The language of the bully.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,000 posts)rustydog
(9,186 posts)If the president does it, it is legal....Unitary president theory they loved.