He has the authority to declassify.
Posted on: June 9, 2023 at 15:17:43 CT
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Once that authority is initiated, there's a process to inform the originating agency if they object to the declassification and an opportunity to provide a counter argument or redactions. That's the process, and it never happened.
Trump, the private citizen on January 20th, walked out of the white house with classified documents.