Marener
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Numerous problems here.It's an E.O., but yeah.
Section 3.6 here:
The President Executive Order 13526 | National Archives
www.archives.gov
Do be sure and read section 4.4 too.
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(2) previously have occupied senior policy-making positions to which they were appointed or designated by the President or the Vice President; or
(3) served as President or Vice President."
For starters, 3.6 says that the government doesn't have to disclose the presence of records that are classified as part of a FOIA request. We aren't dealing with a FOIA request. Two, the special master asked for a list of documents Trump had declassified. So clearly this section no longer applies since it deals with things that are still classified. Next problem is that the special master is not requesting this list be made public. The special master is going to see every document anyway. Listing what is and isn't classified doesn't prevent disclosure since he's going to see everything anyway.
Lastly, 4.4 is important that it says that these people MAY get to see classified documents. It does not mean they get unfettered access. It just says that they MAY see them without having a need to know basis.