Witness: Trump Knew Declassification Process, Rules

CNN reports:

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.

The former career official, who was in charge of advising the Trump and Obama administrations on the declassification process, is the only known witness to be interviewed by both teams of prosecutors investigating Trump and Biden.

Speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity, the former official said he told federal prosecutors that Trump knew the proper process for declassifying documents and followed it correctly at times while in office.

Read the full article. A key part of the potential charges against Trump hinge on intent, whether he deliberately took classified materials despite knowing the rules.

A former White House official told federal prosecutors investigating the handling of classified materials that Trump knew of the proper declassification process and followed it while in office, which could undercut some of the former president’s claims https://t.co/uZhVbYVG6f

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