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Abu Pepe

(637 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:55 PM May 2017

It is perfectly legal for the President to declassify Intel.

Exercising that authority by outing our allies to the Russians is unconventional to say the least. imho it is impeachable regardless of legality. Impeachment is a political​ act, not a judicial one and this president has proven himself to be a danger to the world. I am no fan of Mossad but if they had an agent inside ISIS good for them and us. RIP whoever he was.

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(51,973 posts)
2. in any event, blabbing is not the first part of the process for presidential declassification.
Tue May 16, 2017, 04:01 PM
May 2017

at the time he blabbed, it was classified.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)
3. from a legal standpoint presidential blabbing equals declassification
Tue May 16, 2017, 04:18 PM
May 2017

but, yes, there is a normal procedure he didn't follow. He didn't have to though because the idea behind giving the President that authority is that he can be trusted with it.

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5. i've heard that, but i seriously doubt the law is written that way.
Tue May 16, 2017, 05:03 PM
May 2017

though i also doubt any court case has ever come up, so there's probably nothing definitive one way or the other.

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