"compelled to testify against President Trump to the grand jury under the “crime/fraud” exception to attorney-client privilege"
If we find in the end that neither crime nor fraud was committed, do Corcoran or Trump have any recourse about the violation of attorney-client privilege? I would love to see some FBI, DOJ and the prosecutor spend time behind bars for violating Trump's rights.
" Further, whether the power entrusted to the President under the Constitution as Commander-In-Chief and as the original classification authority requires that he conform to any particular formal procedures in order to exercise the power of declassification, "
Has Trump argued that he declassified any of these documents? He had that power. Classification was solely under his authority (other than nuclear weapons info under Atomic Energy Act). There's no law that I am aware of that prescribes the means of declassification. History is on his side. LBJ made a public comment about the value of 'space photography' when reconnaissance satellites were still highly classified. Nothing happened, because (a) he was the president and (b) LBJ was both prickly and vengeful. The simple fact that 'space photography' was classified solely under Johnson's authority meant that Johnson could say whatever he wanted about it, declassifying his own statement by stating it.
Yeah, in one of my earlier articles I quote former CIA officer Buck Sexton, who said that in the Agency, the President's ability to just spill a secret like that was referred to as "realtime declassification." 😉
"compelled to testify against President Trump to the grand jury under the “crime/fraud” exception to attorney-client privilege"
If we find in the end that neither crime nor fraud was committed, do Corcoran or Trump have any recourse about the violation of attorney-client privilege? I would love to see some FBI, DOJ and the prosecutor spend time behind bars for violating Trump's rights.
" Further, whether the power entrusted to the President under the Constitution as Commander-In-Chief and as the original classification authority requires that he conform to any particular formal procedures in order to exercise the power of declassification, "
Has Trump argued that he declassified any of these documents? He had that power. Classification was solely under his authority (other than nuclear weapons info under Atomic Energy Act). There's no law that I am aware of that prescribes the means of declassification. History is on his side. LBJ made a public comment about the value of 'space photography' when reconnaissance satellites were still highly classified. Nothing happened, because (a) he was the president and (b) LBJ was both prickly and vengeful. The simple fact that 'space photography' was classified solely under Johnson's authority meant that Johnson could say whatever he wanted about it, declassifying his own statement by stating it.
Yeah, in one of my earlier articles I quote former CIA officer Buck Sexton, who said that in the Agency, the President's ability to just spill a secret like that was referred to as "realtime declassification." 😉
Question: does Trump still have classified clearance?
As President you don't need a clearance. After a President's term ends, I understand they can still get briefings, but I don't know the details.