Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-19 04:19:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39F62F1073CCEF1D2810B09405AA2B7CEC58B2F0D4E5B84EF34E4EDC2BE50D26
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By conflating “protocols” (procedures) with law, the tweet implies possible legal jeopardy for Trump. According to Politifact: “The president is not obliged to follow any procedures other than those that he himself has prescribed. And he can change those." https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/16/james-risch/does-president-have-ability-declassify-anything-an/
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