CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense

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1. KRDO

   CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense ↗ (opens KRDO)

   Published Aug 18, 2022

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   KRDO's feed description

   By Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, CNN In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a “standing order” to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office t…

2. Insider

   Intelligence community would have balked at Trump's 'total nonsense' standing order to declassify documents, senior White House official says: report ↗ (opens Insider)

   Published Aug 18, 2022

   Insider's feed description

   Trump recently claimed he had a "standing order" that allowed him to remove classified documents from the White House.

3. Breitbart News

   CNN's Gangel: 18 Trump Officials Dismiss Declassification Standing Order Claim, 'Bullsh-t,' 'Ridiculous' ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Aug 18, 2022

   Breitbart News's feed description

   CNN reporter Jamie Gangel said Thursday on "The Lead" that 18 former Trump administration officials disputed the former president's claim he had a standing order that allowed him to declassify documents. | Clips

4. Newsweek

   Two of Trump's chiefs of staff reject declassify order claim: "Foolish" ↗ (opens Newsweek)

   Published Aug 18, 2022

   Newsweek's feed description

   The former president's team said that there was a "standing order" to declassify federal documents during Trump's White House tenure.

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