Coverage dated August 8, 2022 to August 12, 2022

Donald Trump: All Documents Seized by FBI Were 'Declassified' and 'All They Had to Do Was Ask'

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Trump thus far has claimed that all the information retrieved was declassified. But legal experts are positing whether or not that will matter.

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PJ Media
‘Classified’ Docs FBI Sought in Trump Raid Were Already Declassified (opens PJ Media)
Published Aug 8, 2022
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“Trump declassified whole sets of materials…he thought the American public should have the right to read themselves,” said a former top Trump admin official.
Washington Examiner
Trump pushes back on Mar-a-Lago raid evidence, claims documents were ‘declassified’ (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Aug 11, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump pushed back on reports that the FBI recovered 11 sets of classified information from his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week, claiming he had “declassified” everything before leaving office.
New York Times
Trump claims he declassified all the documents at Mar-a-Lago. Even if that’s true, it probably doesn’t matter. (opens New York Times)
Published Aug 11, 2022
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None of the three criminal laws cited in the search warrant turn on whether documents have been deemed to be classified.
Hot Air
Did Trump really declassify the documents at Mar-a-Lago? (opens Hot Air)
Published Aug 11, 2022
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But those in Trump’s orbit say that no president is personally bound by the removal and retention rules governing classified documents, which can be declassified if the president simply says they are,...
Legitgov
Donald Trump: All Documents Seized by FBI Were 'Declassified' and 'All They Had to Do Was Ask' (opens Legitgov)
Published Aug 12, 2022
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President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that all the documents seized by FBI agents were declassified.
Insider
The FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago. Here's what classified documents are. (opens Insider)
Published Aug 12, 2022
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Trump thus far has claimed that all the information retrieved was declassified. But legal experts are positing whether or not that will matter.
CBS News
Trump says "it was all declassified" — how declassification usually works (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 12, 2022
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FBI agents seized several sets of records of various classified levels from Trump's home in Florida.

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