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Posted On: 01/14/2023 3:29:02 PM
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FYI.....
Does declassification matter in the current investigations?
Perhaps as a matter of political messaging, but not much as a matter of legal substance.
Mr. Biden has not claimed that he declassified any of the documents from his time as vice president that his lawyers found at his private office and garage.
Mr. Trump has publicly claimed that before leaving office, he declassified all the items that ended up at his Florida club and residence. No credible evidence has emerged to support that claim, and his lawyers have avoided repeating it in court, where there are professional consequences for lying.
Either way, none of the criminal laws the Justice Department cited in applying for the F.B.I. search warrant for Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate — the Espionage Act, a law against concealing or destroying official records, and a law against obstructing an official effort — depend on whether the information was classified.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/politic...ndled.html
Does declassification matter in the current investigations?
Perhaps as a matter of political messaging, but not much as a matter of legal substance.
Mr. Biden has not claimed that he declassified any of the documents from his time as vice president that his lawyers found at his private office and garage.
Mr. Trump has publicly claimed that before leaving office, he declassified all the items that ended up at his Florida club and residence. No credible evidence has emerged to support that claim, and his lawyers have avoided repeating it in court, where there are professional consequences for lying.
Either way, none of the criminal laws the Justice Department cited in applying for the F.B.I. search warrant for Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate — the Espionage Act, a law against concealing or destroying official records, and a law against obstructing an official effort — depend on whether the information was classified.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/politic...ndled.html
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