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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn't declassify 'secret information'
Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained secret military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN.
As president, I could have declassified, but now I cant, Trump says, according to the transcript.
CNN obtained the transcript of a portion of the meeting where Trump is discussing a classified Pentagon document about attacking Iran. In the audio recording, which CNN previously reported was obtained by prosecutors, Trump says that he did not declassify the document hes referencing, according to the transcript.
Trump was indicted Thursday on seven counts in special counsel Jack Smiths investigation into the mishandling of classified documents. Details from the indictment have not been made public, so it unknown whether any of the seven counts refer to the recorded 2021 meeting. Still, the tape is significant because it shows that Trump had an understanding the records he had with him at Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House remained classified.
Publicly, Trump has claimed that all the documents he brought with him to his Florida residence are declassified, while hes railed against the special counsels investigation as a political witch hunt attempting to interfere with his 2024 presidential campaign.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/trump-tape-didnt-declassify-secret-information/index.html
As president, I could have declassified, but now I cant, Trump says, according to the transcript.
CNN obtained the transcript of a portion of the meeting where Trump is discussing a classified Pentagon document about attacking Iran. In the audio recording, which CNN previously reported was obtained by prosecutors, Trump says that he did not declassify the document hes referencing, according to the transcript.
Trump was indicted Thursday on seven counts in special counsel Jack Smiths investigation into the mishandling of classified documents. Details from the indictment have not been made public, so it unknown whether any of the seven counts refer to the recorded 2021 meeting. Still, the tape is significant because it shows that Trump had an understanding the records he had with him at Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House remained classified.
Publicly, Trump has claimed that all the documents he brought with him to his Florida residence are declassified, while hes railed against the special counsels investigation as a political witch hunt attempting to interfere with his 2024 presidential campaign.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/trump-tape-didnt-declassify-secret-information/index.html
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Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn't declassify 'secret information' (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jun 2023
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ProudMNDemocrat
(16,728 posts)1. TFIFG will NEVER acknowledge that he did this all on his own.
TFIFG....The Federally Indicted Former Guy.
You tell em' Donnie. There are tapes with your voice on them, declaring your intentions.
tanyev
(42,520 posts)2. Warning: Objects in secret audio recordings sound smarter than they appear in public.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,795 posts)3. Well, there it is. On tape.
This should be a slam-dunk conviction if there ever was one.
republianmushroom
(13,488 posts)4. declassified doc's would of had less value on the market. IMO