The Espionage Act is a World War I-era law covering the handling of sensitive information.
Tag: Classified Information and State Secrets
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The (De?)Classified Papers at Mar-a-Lago
Readers discuss Donald Trump’s claim that he had declassified the documents and wonder why he took them. Also: Salman Rushdie; polio; fighting hunger.
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Some Republicans Make a More Restrained Case for Defending Trump
When some G.O.P. members of Congress attacked the nation’s top law enforcement agencies immediately after the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago, it underscored deep fissures within the party.
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Trump’s Shifting Explanations Follow a Familiar Playbook
The former president and his allies have given often conflicting defenses of his retention of classified documents, without addressing why he had kept them.
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Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained
While it is legally irrelevant, former President Donald J. Trump claims he had declassified the top secret files the F.B.I. seized at his Florida residence.