What process, wbt5845, enabled the release of this classified document back in 2019?wbt5845 said:
That is not true. If he declassified something, there is a process that declassifies the document. It is not declassified until it is remarked.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210113040119/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Unclassified09.2019.pdf
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https://www.archives.gov/files/isoo/pdf/cnsi-eo.pdf
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Sec. 1.3. Classification Authority. (a) The authority to classify information originally may be exercised only by: (1) the President and the Vice President; (2) agency heads and officials designated by the President; and (3) United States Government officials delegated this authority pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.
And who has the authority to declassify Presidential Records?
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The President is the ultimate Classification Authority for Presidential Records under Executive Order 13526. As such, his word is the ultimate end game when it comes to declassification. You can see that with the Trump-Zelensky MEMCON posted above. The Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry on 24SEP19. The very same day, President Trump declassified the MEMCON. That, wbt5845, is your "process" when the Classification Authority in the White House decides to declassify a Presidential Record.Quote:
PART 3DECLASSIFICATION AND DOWNGRADING Sec. 3.1. Authority for Declassification. (a) Information shall be declassified as soon as it no longer meets the standards for classification under this order. (b) Information shall be declassified or downgraded by: (1) the official who authorized the original classification, if that official is still serving in the same position and has original classification authority;