Marener
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And what does that have to do with him taking classified documents after he’s no longer president?"The classification system for national security information is principally a function of the president’s authority under the U.S. Constitution as commander in chief, which gives the president broad powers to classify and declassify such information."
"The Constitution, executive orders and case law clearly give the president broad authority to classify and declassify documents."
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