Tag: Classified

  • Fact: US President Can Declassify Secret Documents

    Fact: US President Can Declassify Secret Documents

    Summary President Donald J. Trump had the constitutional authority to classify and declassify information related to national security. However, this does not mean that the President can declassify documents simply by saying or thinking that they are declassified. There are formal procedures and guidelines that the President must follow to ensure that the declassification is…