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Home Front: Politix
Why it's time for Trump to play his ace in the hole
2018-08-09
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[NY Post] Fortunately, there is one card left to play. It is Trump’s ace in the hole, and now is the time to put it on the table.

As I and others have noted, a president has almost unlimited powers to declassify any document within the executive branch. It is a mystery why Trump has hesitated to use that power, especially because he rails so frequently about the unfairness of both probes.

He could, in an instant, strike a blow for accountability and transparency by ordering the Justice Department to give Congress everything it wants, subject to very limited restrictions.

Embarrassment does not qualify as a reason for withholding information.

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Posted by:Besoeker

#6  The whole Mueller Russian-Trump collusion-delusion witch hunt seems to be falling apart more with each day. It was jury-rigged from the git-go. The report from Hannity @ Fox is that the Russians were not involved at all--strictly a Hillary-Obama-Deep State-Fusion GPS-Perkins Coie operation.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-08-09 22:14  

#5  He could order it but they could then slow-walk the stuff to Congress taking three or four months to do even find the stuff.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-08-09 12:23  

#4  Declassify everything before the elections

Yup. There is plenty of election time ammo to bring out for the voters; those who watch MSNBC, CNN and the other MSM tripe (propaganda). The MSM will have to reluctantly cover some of this.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-08-09 11:28  

#3  He may have been advised against declassifying lest he commit a Phyllis Schlafly and inadvertently expose something needing real secrecy. Even if it's not 'real' it could be spun that way - e.g. Valerie Plame.
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-08-09 10:06  

#2  Yep. Declassify everything before the elections and shut everything down after if the pubs keep the house and senate.

No need to play nice with the left at that point and time to put a stake through their heart.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-08-09 10:05  

#1  His ace in the hole is his October Surprise. I hope.
Posted by: Bobby   2018-08-09 09:27  

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