Trump: A president can declassify documents just by ‘thinking about it’

Published



Former President Donald Trump insisted during an interview on Wednesday that “there doesn’t have to be a process” for a president to declassify documents and claimed that a commander in chief can declassify material “even by thinking about it.”

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.