• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    So that is super definitely illegal. You leave the office, and the protections it affords leave with you. I hope the DoJ nails him for this, but I really don’t expect them to. Clearly that would be diViSIvE

    • bemenaker@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Even a sitting president cannot just openly tell top secret info to non cleared people. It doesn’t work that way. There are strict rules on handling classified info. A president can’t just declassify stuff on his own. There are still processes that have to be followed.