Trump didn't formally declassify Mar-a-Lago documents as he 'wanted them to still have value,' analyst
Trump didn't formally declassify Mar-a-Lago documents as he 'wanted them to still have value,' analystFormer US President Donald Trump claimed that he had broadly declassified the documents found at Mar-a-Lago via a standing order. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesShe posited that Trump didn't formally declassify them so as to retain their value as secret files.
"If you really think something should be public, then you want to take steps to protect the sources of the intel before your release it," Rangappa wrote."But Trump claims he did it secretly. That means he intentionally wanted to leave these sources and methods exposed." "You only secretly 'declassify' if you want secrets to remain valuable while giving yourself 'cover' if you get discovered," Rangappa wrote.
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