MSNBC Deadline White House June 4, 2024 21:06:00
Substantive assessment of the level of damage that this information can do to national security. it's quite -- it's, frankly, probably not possible for a single person, particularly the president, to actually make that assessment on his own. that's why they, in the declassification process, you bring in the agencies that have equities, who really understand what the consequences and ramifications would be of disclosing this information. so, really, what, you know, this -- this claim that he declassified is basically saying, well, i made the judgment call that these don't damage national securi...