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D_Master81

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12. So he declassified..

Reply to JoanofArgh (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2022, 05:22 PM

Aug 2022

So we’re to believe Trump declassified something that goes beyond “Top Secret” classification? If so he should be allowed nowhere near the levers of government again.

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Ben Rhodes just said on MSNBC that there's no way Trump declassified all those documents [View all] JoanofArgh Aug 2022 OP

I mean are we supposed to just take his word for it for chrissakes? Walleye Aug 2022 #1

He lies about everything. I don't believe anything the asshole says, lol JoanofArgh Aug 2022 #2

I think that is always a safe bet Walleye Aug 2022 #3

Right, and I would think, given how government works, grumpyduck Aug 2022 #4

Proper protocols would need to be taken for each document. nt oasis Aug 2022 #5

More directly, had he declassified everything, the doj would have known that unblock Aug 2022 #6

Yep. Judd Legum said on Twitter that Presidents can't declassify nuclear documents. JoanofArgh Aug 2022 #10

Trump wants his followers to believe he could just claim it was declassified... joshcryer Aug 2022 #7

He declassified the documents by thinking 'I declassify you.' It's a useful power. Shrike47 Aug 2022 #8

Someone here posted a clip of michael Scott from "the office" saying "I declare bankruptcy" unblock Aug 2022 #11

I doubt he did, but TexLaProgressive Aug 2022 #9

So he declassified.. D_Master81 Aug 2022 #12

No, he didn't. Novara Aug 2022 #13

trump is a liar .... he doesn't know how to declassify his toe nail Trueblue1968 Aug 2022 #14

The criminal codes cited in the warrant do not depend on classification of documents. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #15