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2023-05-18 16:38:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A37B38A4AFA0C383935D78F7F26D25B6499FBBC4EE176FD1A4222554EAEAE6C
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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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