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Originally Posted by TheBardo
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hes on tape discussing classified documents in his possession with a writer and staffers. He admits he knows its classified, and that he could have declassified it when he was president, but now he isn't, he can't.
TRUMP: "See as president I could have declassified it"
STAFFER: "Yeah" (laughs")
TRUMP: "Now I can't you know, but this is still a secret"
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Classification is an executive power. He doesn't have to tell himself or get permission from himself, it is a fait accompli by the action.
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