Re: Trump on Tape w/ Classified Docs

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The procedure is fairly clear - there's an Executive Order laying it out

You mean this one?
cia.gov: PDF document

It dates from Nixon, btw.

1. "Both unnecessary classification and over-classification shall be avoided. Classification shall be solely on the basis of national Approved For Release 2005/06/07 : CIA-RDP80B01495R000200090013-0 Approved For Rele se 2005/06/07: CIA-RDP80B01495R0O 200090013-0 security considerations. In no case shall information be classified in order to conceal inefficiency or administrative error, to prevent embarrassment to a person or Department, to restrain competition or independent initiative, or to prevent for any other reason the release of information which does not require protection in the interest of national security. "

Hmm. Wonder if that's the case.
metrovoicenews.com - Cocktail napkin among items taken in FBI raid at trump home
Items recovered in the raid, which some political observers say has created a serious constitutional crisis because Trump will likely face Joe Biden in 2024, includes notes from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and even a cocktail napkin. Also taken from the home is a personal letter from former President Barack Obama to Trump, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

A list of the unclassified items found in the boxes was about 100 pages long ' and included the cocktail napkin and a birthday dinner menu, according to a Washington Post.

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