Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-10 22:01:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 598B13D4E1D0AF22712094582AD148B35006364AE4EC705722F9A1428CD77F79
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Original Note:
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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