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  Maybe you should to , it's also in the constitution,  the president can do that and only the president. Obama did it with the stuff he took and stored in a warehouse in Chicago. Hatred as really f'ed with you people.
context: I hope Obama, Clinton and Bush ask to have National Archive staff scrub their offices too. All this stuff should be digital these days with better scrub tools. >
  
  The reason they aren't digital is because its harder for spies to obtain them. However, that was under the guise of spies not being in office capable of taking them. >
  
  
  The reason they aren't digital is because its harder for spies to obtain them.
  
  Wait…do you think these documents were created on a typewriter? >
  
  There's a massive difference between printing a hard copy from a computer with no network access and transferring documents digitally.
  Some of these documents were likely handwritten or had handwritten notations on them, some come from sanitized computers like I mentioned above, and some are likely printouts of digital communications/reports that were previously sent digitally. We haven't heard much information about these documents other than that they were marked classified. >
  
  Even back in the 90's there were red networks and black networks, red for classified stuff black for everyday things. They were air gapped, some rooms were not even allowed to have black network cables run through them. All classified printers do the tracking thing snyou know who, what, and when something is printed. 
  I will say I haven't been in that business in 25 years but I hope things haven't gotten worse since I left. >
  
  This is just going to pour more fuel on the fire. >
  
  If it helps, conservatives were going to continue to lose their minds regardless of what Biden did or didn't do. >
  
  I just want conservative media to stop endlessly repeating the lie that the VP has no authority to declassify.  It's written in plain English that the VP (as well as multiple other high level positions) can declassify top secret information in the Executive Order that dictates how classified material is handled.
  Yes, there's a process that material has to go through for declassification, but the VP has the authority to start that process.  You've even got Mike Pence, a damn former VP, going out on Fox and saying the VP has no authority to declassify.  Dude doesn't even know his former responsibilities and duties.  Jesus, the Trump administration was such a shitshow full of ignorant and unqualified idiots.
  Edit:  Executive Order 13526 dictates how all classified information shall be designated, handled, and declassified. >
  
  There are certain things that can't be declassified at all iirc, by the president, vpresident, or any individual person, telepathically or not. I think nuclear secrets are an example. >
  
  Yes, that Executive Order (EO 13526) sets out a completely different set of rules for classified nuclear information. >
  
  And as a democrat, I think he should be held accountable for it if it’s found that he broke the law. 
  But that’s the difference, isn’t it?
  Conservatives circle the wagons when their man breaks the law. >
  
  Isn’t is bit different as Biden is the sitting President.  He might have a need for such files in his current capacity.  Keeping files once your out feels way different.  What use is having them at that point other than for something nefarious? >
  
  
  Isn’t is bit different as Biden is the sitting President.  He might have a need for such files in his current capacity.  Keeping files once your out feels way different.  What use is having them at that point other than for something nefarious?
  
  These are files from when he left the office as vice president. >
  
  and if the National Archive noticed they were missing, they should have asked for them then, and held Biden accountable IF he didn't cooperate (not the case) it seems nobody noticed they were missing (odds are they weren't that important) 
  and when instead Biden's team discovered them they took steps to correct it
  compared to Trump who knowingly took documents that contained nuclear secrets and refused to hand them over when asked >
  
  Indeed…  not trying to get into the triggered trump is bad Convo. 
  Just helping the dude out about the details since he mentioned maybe they were files he might need >
  
  Whoo, Republicans must be livid not being able to prosecute a sitting president. >
  
  Not really,  but it does show the level of incompetence from Biden. He took them and forgot he left them laying around. >
  
  As bad as that is, better than intentionally taking them, refusing a subpoena, and getting raided by the FBI. 
  Everybody forgets things. Most people dont intentionally steal classified documents. There is a difference. >
  
  Haha ok. Wheres the proof? If they were declassified there would be a paper trail and this wouldn't be a news story. Trump cant just go "these are declassified now" there's a process and a system I highly doubt he understands. 
  But what do I know. I only take a safeguarding classified information training every year. >
  
  And I'm sure you do , The President only has to say it's declassified,  that's it. He is the President that's all he needs to do, there where also witnesses to him doing so , I'm sure your class does not go into what and how the President can declassify anything. But the President is the only one that can declassify that way , not the V.P or anyone else. >
  
  
  President only has to say it's declassified, that's it. He is the President that's all he needs to do
  
  Yeahhhhh no that's not how it works. Maybe try doing a single google search before you talk out your ass.