Ex-White House official: Trump knew proper declassification process

A key former White House official was interviewed earlier this year by special counsel prosecutors investigating the handling of classified materials by both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, CNN has learned. John King has more. #CNN #News

[nelsonclub]

I didn't have the documents which I declassified which the FBI planted before they stole them which was before my lawyers told them they had given them back as I had them for my library

[beenarboy]

It’s time to bring him to justice it really is!

[danjohnston]

Like Homer Told Marge
"It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care "

[ChrisAlbertH]

He knew because there was no way that no one would've told him about it. The issue is that he likely didn't care.

[BillSias-opxw]

Seriously, anyone who has ever had a security clearance knows there is a process and no one declassifies stuff by thinking about, totally ridiculous.

[NYlocked]

Can never say ”i didnt know” Its your job to know.

[BigDanOz]

Any judge will tell you, ignorance of the law does NOT excuse a criminal act! Crime 101

[polygonalmasonary]

Peasants like us get told by prosecutors ‘Ignorance of the law is not a defence’, so, what does it matter wether Trump knew of didn’t know??? 😮😮😮

[journeydodge]

When is BIDEN'S INDICTMENT COMING?

[docelecktronc]

They continue giving this man free airtime when in fact they already know that he's overwhelmingly guilty. Its only a matter of time before the rest of the judicial process catches up to him, and then it's game over.

[rickmason]

As a Veteran and even us soldiers knew the seriousness of classified material.For trump to not know, is the biggest lie ever.

[leahgary]

Former President Trump was an asset for somebody somewhere but the question is...who? Was it Russia? Was it China? The man who claimed to have loved America so much just may have been it's worst nemesis. In my opinion, Former President Trump is a traitor and I don't view traitors in a positive light. It makes me feel a lot more suspicious of the Republican party even though there are some Republicans I like and admire very much. I feel more comfortable voting Democrat because of the fact Republicans make promises that they don't seem to intend to keep.

[alexagm]

What, declassifying them with his mind isn't the official procedure?Of course he knew but being Trump, he didn't care.He won't listen to anyone especially if they are telling him what he doesn't like.He's a child in a senior's body.

[jf]

Somebody please inform Trumpy that he also can't pardon himself while being a civilian. 15 years in the slammer sounds reasonable.

[jimschachtschneider]

I was always taught that - ignorance of the law is no defense.

[raywhitehead]

By law, and the constitution, any president can declassify any information at any time. Yep.

[Archer]

He should have just deleted them with bleechbit after congress subpoenaed them. And then just told him he didn’t know that the big C on the document meant classified

[midknight]

Of course he knew. This is the same guy who knowingly altered an official gov weather map with a sharpie (also an offence, also unpunished)

[jasonvegan]

But wait, Spanky said he could declassify documents just by thinking about it. He also said he understood there could be a declassification process or maybe not, he wasn’t entirely sure. Are you saying he lied??

[wayneblackwwell]

I got free electricity last month because I thought I paid the bill, I will get free electricity this month as well as I am thinking about paying the bill.