On Friday, Trump walked back from his earlier push to declassify sensitive documents related to the Russia probe. That’s the right move — those documents are classified for good reason. Hopefully the reversal signals that Trump, nearly two years into his presidency, is learning something about how to be presidential.
In a pair of morning tweets, Trump explained, “I met with the DOJ concerning the declassification of various UNREDACTED documents. They agreed to release them but stated that so doing may have a perceived negative impact on the Russia probe. Also, key Allies’ called to ask no to release.”
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