Article 63Y2S Trump claims presidents can declassify documents ‘by thinking about it’

Trump claims presidents can declassify documents ‘by thinking about it’

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Martin Pengelly in New York
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Ex-president tells Sean Hannity: Because you're sending it to Mar-a-Lago or wherever ... There doesn't have to be a process'

Donald Trump has claimed presidents can declassify documents by the power of thought alone.

Speaking to Sean Hannity of Fox News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, the former US president said: Different people say different things but as I understand it, if you're the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying it's declassified, even by thinking about it.

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