Trump didn't order declassification of Russia docs despite tweets, Meadows says

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President Trump told White House chief of staff Mark Meadows his tweets about declassifying all Russia documents weren't an order to declassify or release those records, according to a sworn statement

"The President indicated to me that his statements on Twitter were not self-executing declassification orders and do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents," Meadows wrote. He added that Trump's tweets"related to" authority the President delegated to Attorney General William Barr to decide what records should be declassified.

John Roberts sides with the liberals on mail-in voting but things may change once Barrett arrivesTrump tweeted earlier this month:"I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions!"Read MoreHe also wrote,"All Russia Hoax Scandal information was Declassified by me long ago.

 

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I thought Trumps tweets were deemed as official WH documents. Can’t have it both ways.

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