Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-11 00:45:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 431D43BE4A2EEF317ADA9FF827B788A649701543461C1EAA62CD2ADE80E3367D
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While the president can declassify documents, donald trump did not do so with the documents in mar-a-lago. https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-documents-922839660373 (page 15-16 of the embedded pdf) Since he is no longer the president, he does not currently have the power to declassify those documents. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2022/10/fact-check-presidential-authority/#:~:text=Under%20the%20U.S.%20Constitution%2C%20the,through%20use%20of%20executive%20orders.
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