Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoRaskin Says Trump's Name Appears in the Unredacted Epstein Files Over One Million Times: Reportmeidasnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month ago Also, he can’t just “release the files”, it required an act of Congress to be released. I don’t think this is true. It only required Congress in this instance, because Trump was never going to do it unilaterally.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI was told a president can declassify whatever they what just by thinking about it.
minus-squarenieminen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI believe that’s not necessarily the case with active investigation documents, that could easily muddy the legal process of an active case.
minus-squareaesthelete@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month ago Trump was never going to do it unilaterally. This was made clearly evident by the fact that even after an act of Congress, they still haven’t complied with the law compelling their release.
I don’t think this is true. It only required Congress in this instance, because Trump was never going to do it unilaterally.
I was told a president can declassify whatever they what just by thinking about it.
I believe that’s not necessarily the case with active investigation documents, that could easily muddy the legal process of an active case.
This was made clearly evident by the fact that even after an act of Congress, they still haven’t complied with the law compelling their release.