Trump didn't order declassification of Russia docs despite tweets to the contrary, Meadows says

[spanone]

-tweets have consequences asshole-

(CNN)President Donald Trump told White House chief of staff Mark Meadows his tweets about declassifying all Russia documents weren't an order to declassify or release those records, according to a sworn statement filed in court on Tuesday.

"The President indicated to me that his statements on Twitter were not self-executing declassification orders and do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents," Meadows wrote.

He added that Trump's tweets "related to" authority the President delegated to Attorney General William Barr to decide what records should be declassified.

The statement comes after a judge asked for clarity on why the Trump tweets appeared to be in direct opposition to the White House's position not to declassify the Russia records. But Meadows and the White House on Tuesday maintained that no more records needed to be released.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/meadows-trump-twitter/index.html

[TwilightZone]

1. Can't have it both ways. Either Twitter is official or it's not.

Don't get to pick and choose, Mark.

[spanone]

2. We'll see what the judge says.

Here's his original tweet

Link to tweet

[TwilightZone]

3. Seems rather clear.

[spanone]

4. Does to me

[Docreed2003]

5. Lol, that's not a hypothetical about authority to declassify from Trump

That tweet is extremely clear. I think they got their hands caught in the cookie jar. I think Trump posted the tweet to look like he was doing something for the rubes, but had no intentions of actually doing so and they got busted by his own words.

[spanone]

6. 'I have fully authorized'

no shit.

[Harker]

7. This fiat by tweet situation has to end now.

It should never have been allowed.

[onethatcares]

8. along with all the EOs he's signed

and all the acting cabinet members and savants he's appointed to power.

they should be rescinded and be voted on in the other two houses of government.

[Harker]

10. Yes.

Expunged.

[In It to Win It]

9. We didn't see what we clearly just saw - typical