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Trump Gives Intelligence Director Broad Authority to Declassify Any Records
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"I told him you can declassify whatever you want. Do you think we're going to get some soon or maybe 20? I told him you can do it as fast. You got to ask him. But I think that Bill will declassify."
President Trump publicly stated he gave acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pye broad discretion to declassify any government records. The announcement comes after NBC News reported a White House task force plans to declassify documents that could support Trump's claims about past elections. Former U.S. Attorney John Fishwick noted that once declassified, information cannot be reversed and courts cannot second-guess presidential declassification decisions.
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- Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
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- Couple faces charges after scaling the Empire State Building | Jesse Weber Live Full Show
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