Reply #53: Theoretically, Cheney can classify anything within his own office -

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truly sensitive to the national security or merely derogatory to his own reputation, and the only way to dislodge it would be by going to court.

But, classification is a political process perhaps more than a legal one, and I doubt he wants a head-to-head confrontation with Fitzgerald. That seems to be what this is coming down to -- and it's going to bleed the Republicans dry. The GOP needs another "final days" Watergate style scandal during an election year like they need a hole their heads.