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2022-08-13 Government Corruption

'Trump spy chief on classified documents: 'Virtually impossible to prosecute'

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-13 02:47|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The current EO governing classified information was issued in 2009 by Barak Obama and is pretty clear that a president (or vice president) has unfettered authority to declassify without following any procedural review as is required by all other entities

Executive order 13526
Classified National Security Information

See Section 3.5(a)(3)(b) in large bold text below:

Sec. 3.5. Mandatory Declassification Review.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all information classified under this order or predecessor orders shall be subject to a review for declassification by the originating agency if:

(1) the request for a review describes the document or material containing the information with sufficient specificity to enable the agency to locate it with a reasonable amount of effort;
(2) the document or material containing the information responsive to the request is not contained within an operational file exempted from search and review, publication, and disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552 in accordance with law; and
(3) the information is not the subject of pending litigation.
(b) Information originated by the incumbent President or the incumbent Vice President; the incumbent President’s White House Staff or the incumbent Vice President’s Staff; committees, commissions, or boards appointed by the incumbent President; or other entities within the Executive Office of the President that solely advise and assist the incumbent President is exempted from the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-13 03:41|| 2022-08-13 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Trump should have pardoned Assange and strengthened Wikileaks
He should have taken action against the social media platforms

Posted by Anon1 2022-08-13 03:46|| 2022-08-13 03:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Is this how the Democrat regime prepares for midterm elections?
Like a Latin American junta?

Posted by Anon1 2022-08-13 03:52|| 2022-08-13 03:52|| Front Page Top

#4 When the Founders wrote the Constitution they left a flaw. They did not anticipate powerful, unelected bureaucracies that will partner with one of the political parties to crush political opposition.

SOLUTION:. Convene a Constitutional Convention to pass another Amendment To The Constitution that requires Deep State to maintain neutrality or be hung in the gallows.

Posted by Phons Omert2327 2022-08-13 04:56|| 2022-08-13 04:56|| Front Page Top

#5
"it is "virtually impossible" to prosecute... "
Spoken like a citizen that follows the law.

However.... we are discussing the LSD's & DC Swamp/Deep State that is facing charges of TREASON and SEDITION, IF a Constitutional Government is restored.

"Treason is a federal crime that consists of acts against the United States government.

Sedition is a state crime that consists of inciting rebellion or violence against the government."

Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-13 07:40|| 2022-08-13 07:40|| Front Page Top

#6 New twist in FBI raid: Trump had 'standing order' to declassify documents taken to residence

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-13 09:05|| 2022-08-13 09:05|| Front Page Top

#7 The raid was planned to demonstrate power, create an impression of grave wrongdoing, to intimidate Trump but more importantly, those allied to him and those thinking of it, to ascertain exactly what holdings he had regarding the entire history of criminal abuse of classified monitoring systems, and create a media firestorm and predicate for years of slow-rolling "Russia-hoax" V 2.0 to thwart 2024.

Should he return to power in 2024...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUu3_pLPUE

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-13 13:07|| 2022-08-13 13:07|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ Exactly. 100%.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-13 13:28|| 2022-08-13 13:28|| Front Page Top

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