"The President can declassify anything he wants"

[Proud liberal 80]

Is the new memo from republicans and the deplorables.

[mshasta]

1. and the nuclear codes with it?

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[kentuck]

2. Maybe he wants to declassify everything?

Maybe he is an asset of Vladimir Putin?

[C_U_L8R]

3. He did... and he totally fucked up

Endangering all sorts of people and our trusted allies (Israel) with his gross incompetence.

[madaboutharry]

4. Barbara Starr (CNN) made it clear:

It wasn't our intel to declassify. The intel came from an ally.

[rzemanfl]

5. Here-

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,...."

[HopeAgain]

6. This is different- intel from another government

Trump just lost more credibility in the world. None of the allies are going to want to share their intel with the U.S. in the future. Plus, it might get an allied foreign agent or intel source killed, for all we know.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. And he can start a nuclear war too. So what?

[Dave Starsky]

8. Which is why we usually choose people for the office...

With a minimum level of competence far above a fucking preschooler.

[procon]

9. Indeed, but at what risk to our country and our allies?

Ethically and morally then, what was Trump's intent when he divulged the information to one of America's most cunning and dangerous foreign opponents? Given the possible consequences, was it the best decision Trump could have made?

[benld74]

10. There are procedures one has to follow

[Johnny2X2X]

11. So can the SoS

Secretary of State can too.

[ClusterFreak]

12. That excuse will be cold comfort...

....when our allies decide to stop feeding us intel, and potentially make us less safe and able to thwart a terrorist attack, all because we have a president who is a vainglorious blabbermouth.

I say 'we' and 'us' even though I am Canadian. Cuz, as we say up here, when America sneezes we catch a cold.

[JHB]

13. Is that what they're calling it now?

I'm sure the people who get outed from his heedless blabbermouthing will take comfort in putting that on their tombstones.

[Thor_MN]

14. What if there is a terrorist attack that could have been prevented, but wasn't

because the country that provided this intel has decided Trump is too fucking stupid to share info with?

[Madam45for2923]

15. Can he declassify another's country classified info & give to Russia?

[tanyev]

16. Sure, if a thoughtful analysis determines there is good reason to do so.

But not because you're running your mouth showing off your super cool tree house to the neighborhood bullies you want to impress.