Trump says you can declassify something 'even by thinking about it'

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As litigation focuses on whether the ex-president declassified documents, Trump says no process, just a thought, was required.

Trump made the remarks Wednesday evening in response to litigation that's increasingly centering on whether Trump properly declassified thousands of documents seized byagents from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Speaking to Hannity at Mar-a-Lago, Trump reiterated his claim that he declassified the documents in addition to declaring a sweeping new ability for the president to do so.

"You can declassify just by saying it's declassified, even by thinking about it. Because you're sending it to Mar-a-Lago or to wherever you're sending," said Trump."And it doesn't have to be a process. There can be a process, but there doesn't have to be. You're the president. You make that decision. So when you send it, it's declassified. Because I declassified everything.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates at the Mohegan Sun Arena on September 3, 2022, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that the president can declassify documents"even by thinking about it." investigation into whether the former president was hoarding classified and other sensitive documents.

 

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He just admitted that he did not declassify those documents through the proper channels.

Confirmation he’s full on QANON! They ALSO believe they just have to think something it’ll come true,THEN DOESN’T! EXAMPLE? JFK would come back on a certain date ! NOT Trump would be reinstated on a certain date! NOT Americans should be VERY VERY AFRAID!!!!!!

Can you just....ugh

Strange man... How on earth this person was a president of the USA?

He'd still be in trouble because thinking is not one of his strong points...

Too bad he never thought to use his powers of sorcery to conjure up enough PPE and essential workers to have prevented 1 million needlessly dead Americans due to his narcissistic ego and abject negligence wrt to CV19. What a complete waste of witchcraft!

Now trump thinks he's a Jedi ! these are not the secret documents you're looking for ! TrumpCrimeFamily VoteThemAllOut2022

And people believe him. 🙄

Trump’s a fruit cake!

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