The Prez can declassify almost anything, and Congress has no say in the matter.
There are certain subjects, like nuclear weapons, that are in a different category. “Restricted Data” cannot be declassified, by statute.
Explainer below.
Link: https://twitter.com/wellerstein/status/1558069945820483590?s=21&t=HfHF5lt4K1tgOS0qEyde8Q
Replies to: "Yes and No"
- The Espionage Act! Ha! [NT]
- jimbasil - 4:03pm 8/12/22
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- Tell me jimmy, how does this charge work against the guy who determines what is classified & not? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:12pm 8/12/22
- He hasn’t had that power - which is not absolute - since 1/20/21 - Chris94 - 5:58pm 8/12/22
- Yeah, he had documents on nuclear weapons material. Sure. [NT] - notredame678 - 7:07pm 8/12/22
- That's a calm measured comment. Guessing this is all starting to sink in now. - Stark Raving Dad - 6:27pm 8/12/22
- Throughout and after elections undoubtedly. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:07pm 8/12/22
- As POTUS, he couldn’t just deem something declassified. Congress and other - jimbasil - 5:34pm 8/12/22
- So who is correct here, you or Chris94? Never mind, saw your response lower down. All good. - JarHead4ND - 8:42pm 8/12/22
- Yes and No [LINK]
- Chris94 - 6:02pm 8/12/22
- If anything were of the “Restricted Data” category, why would DOJ wait 1 1/2 yrs to get it - BaronVonZemo - 6:37pm 8/12/22
- I love how you have all the answers - Chris94 - 6:41pm 8/12/22
- Odd Chris. i thought I was asking an important question rather than giving and answer-one you must - BaronVonZemo - 6:54pm 8/12/22
- Nonsense! [NT] - jimbasil - 7:03pm 8/12/22
- Good call. Now do your tribe. They've been equally confident in their statements. [NT]
- Stark Raving Dad - 6:48pm 8/12/22
- He is just as nuts as they are. Pathetic after all of the debunked bullshit they believe anything. [NT] - notredame678 - 7:09pm 8/12/22
- Odd Chris. i thought I was asking an important question rather than giving and answer-one you must - BaronVonZemo - 6:54pm 8/12/22
- I love how you have all the answers - Chris94 - 6:41pm 8/12/22
- Ah, nice catch. I had just listened to Neal Katyal and a fmr head of - jimbasil - 6:19pm 8/12/22
- That’s true. Trump can’t just say “I declassified it all” and make it so [NT] - Chris94 - 6:22pm 8/12/22
- If anything were of the “Restricted Data” category, why would DOJ wait 1 1/2 yrs to get it - BaronVonZemo - 6:37pm 8/12/22
- You are wrong about classification, and you describe treason as Trump claimed within govt orgs. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:54pm 8/12/22
- No, I’m not. [NT] - jimbasil - 6:20pm 8/12/22
- He hasn’t had that power - which is not absolute - since 1/20/21 - Chris94 - 5:58pm 8/12/22
- Holy crap. Very Stalinque. How many Soviet generals & his colleagues were accused of that by Stalin? [NT]
- Eli - 4:31pm 8/12/22
- Normal people would be very concerned but not you because - jimbasil - 4:39pm 8/12/22
- I know you miss her badly because she couldn't join your national anthem protest. - Eli - 4:48pm 8/12/22
- I wear that as a badge of honor, daily. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:54pm 8/12/22
- I know you miss her badly because she couldn't join your national anthem protest. - Eli - 4:48pm 8/12/22
- Normal people would be very concerned but not you because - jimbasil - 4:39pm 8/12/22
- A federal judge found probable cause to investigate espionage. - Chris94 - 4:28pm 8/12/22
- The DOJ waited 1 1/2 yrs to recover dangerous "nuclear stuff", just before midterms,huh? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:01pm 8/12/22
- Like Tim Scott points out: Dems want the issue, not the solution. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:06pm 8/12/22
- . [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:00pm 8/12/22
- Might not be as ominous as it sounds - here is language from the espionage act - Chris94 - 4:36pm 8/12/22
- Better be right. - Stark Raving Dad - 4:43pm 8/12/22
- In your bubble, people are pissed off about this - Chris94 - 4:50pm 8/12/22
- Says the guy on the university campus. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:03pm 8/12/22
- Maybe you should take a break from here for some time and think before you post again. [NT]
- jimbasil - 5:36pm 8/12/22
- Maybe not. Your frustration does confirm the discomfort caused by points that you cannot answer. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 6:42pm 8/12/22
- Nonsense. [NT] - jimbasil - 6:47pm 8/12/22
- Either that, or just throw his degrees in the trash and never set foot on the campus again, for all - TyroneIrish - 5:43pm 8/12/22
- Maybe not. Your frustration does confirm the discomfort caused by points that you cannot answer. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 6:42pm 8/12/22
- Maybe you should take a break from here for some time and think before you post again. [NT]
- jimbasil - 5:36pm 8/12/22
- Said the professor. Bubble indeed! Pfft. I find this a lot of fun. Be right. For your sake. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 4:56pm 8/12/22
- Says the guy on the university campus. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:03pm 8/12/22
- In your bubble, people are pissed off about this - Chris94 - 4:50pm 8/12/22
- Better be right. - Stark Raving Dad - 4:43pm 8/12/22
- Magistrate. And Epstein's attorney. [NT] - Cole - 4:34pm 8/12/22
- The DOJ waited 1 1/2 yrs to recover dangerous "nuclear stuff", just before midterms,huh? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:01pm 8/12/22
- They better have the goods this time. Photos of Trump blowing an Area 51 alien on a spaceship... - Stark Raving Dad - 4:14pm 8/12/22
- Tell me jimmy, how does this charge work against the guy who determines what is classified & not? [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 5:12pm 8/12/22