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| Executive Order 13526 |
| 2023-01-22 |
| [Archives.gov] There has been a lot said about whether the VP has authority to declassify material, given the docs found in Biden's houses and offices. The link is the the 2009 executive order on this. Unfortunately, the only Congressional action, namely 18 USC 1924 doesn't really cover the issue of who may classify and who may declassify. Thus the executive has been in control of this. EO 13526 is an extensive piece, complicated and yet, not entirely clear. It is clear on the fact that the V-POTUS has the same power to classify as the POTUS, but it is not clear on whether that extends to declassification especially given that there are so many classification standards and levels. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #5 Yes 3.2 for the score. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-01-22 16:58 |
| #4 ^ #3.2 has it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-01-22 16:51 |
| #3 'why hasn't WH played that card' 1. The 'declassification' process is not completely clear. Can the POTUS say, "I'm unclassifying this" and it is done or does the POTUS have to sign something and does the 'something' have to specify what is being declassified and if so, how specific. 2. Anything the WH does and says at this point tends to destroy the entire case against Trump. So they want to minimize what they do and say. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2023-01-22 13:41 |
| #2 ^ Suggests there is more to come. Docs are still being found. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-01-22 09:39 |
| #1 So why hasn't the White House played that card? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-01-22 07:41 |