Meadows to judge: Trump didn't promise more declassification

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

A pair of tweets President Donald Trump sent earlier this month complaining about the slow pace of the release of information about the origins of the Russia investigation did not amount to a direct order to make public any additional information, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows declared in an unusual court filing Tuesday.

Meadows’ parsing of the presidential tweets was prompted by a federal judge’s order last week demanding that the White House clarify whether the social media messages undercut the government’s decision to withhold portions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report and related FBI interview reports that are the focus of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits.

“In light of orders the Court entered…I conferred with the President concerning his intentions with respect to two statements he made on Twitter on October 6, 2020 relating to declassification,” Meadows wrote in a declaration filed in U.S. District Court in Washington.

“The President indicated to me that his statements on Twitter were not self-executing declassification orders and do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents,” Meadows added. “Instead, the President’s statements related to the authorization he had provided the Attorney General to declassify documents as part of his ongoing review of intelligence activities relating to the 2016 Presidential election and certain related matters.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/20/mark-meadows-trump-declassification-russia-430316

[LymphocyteLover]

1. OMG, what a joke these people are

figures they would come down on keeping things declassified but it shows what a feckless buffoon Trump is, a total laughing stock

[bluestarone]

2. If the asshole didn't mean it then the judge should ORDER

RUMP to tweet that he DID NOT mean it!!! Otherwise the COMPLETE MUELLER report will be released!!!

[OneBro]

3. Where is Trump's sworn statement to back up Meadows comment?

Meadows said “The President indicated to me that his statements on Twitter were not self-executing declassification orders and do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents,” Meadows added. “Instead, the President’s statements related to the authorization he had provided the Attorney General to declassify documents as part of his ongoing review of intelligence activities relating to the 2016 Presidential election and certain related matters.”

Meadows' comment about what Trump told Meadows should weigh about a much as a fruit fly fart. Not only does it put Meadows in the position of being a WITNESS testifying as to what Trump told her (hearsay), her role as an attorney effectively denies plaintiff's the opportunity to cross examine Meadows and Trump.

If Trump has made no sworn statement as to what he meant by the tweet, the presumption should be that he meant exactly what he said in the tweet, i.e. that he wanted the records released.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. So he was just talking through his ass

Or butt Tweeting.