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Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it's a good move
2 months ago

Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it's a good move

Salon  

With three words, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer challenged President Donald Trump to open a potential Pandora’s Box of scientific news: “Now do UFOs,” the leading Democrat posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to unidentified flying objects. She added that the “best case is that with transparency, people can see the UAP mystery for themselves and hard data …

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JFK assassination files: Explainer on Donald Trump's new declassification order
2 months ago

JFK assassination files: Explainer on Donald Trump's new declassification order

India Today  

Millions of documents about President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination have been released to the public over the years, but there remain thousands still under wraps. Trump’s Executive Order Under the new directive, the national intelligence director and attorney general must devise a plan within 15 days to release the remaining JFK records. In a post on X, Robert F. …

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'Political prop': JFK's grandson decries Trump's assassination doc declassification
2 months ago

'Political prop': JFK's grandson decries Trump's assassination doc declassification

Raw Story  

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, went after President Donald Trump’s executive order declassifying files on the 1963 assassination of the former president. “JFK conspiracy theories,” Schlossberg wrote in a social post to his X account hours after Trump signed the order in the Oval Office Thursday. Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not …

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'That's going to be his undoing': Legal expert tells CNN that Trump has cornered himself
1 year, 9 months ago

'That's going to be his undoing': Legal expert tells CNN that Trump has cornered himself

Raw Story  

National security attorney Bradley Moss on Thursday said that there is now a strong chance that former President Donald Trump will be prosecuted under the Espionage Act -- and that he only has himself to blame. While speaking with CNN, Moss scrutinized Trump's past statements about being able to declassify top-secret government documents just by thinking about it, and he …

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Senators push overhaul of classification rules after Trump, Biden cases
1 year, 10 months ago

Senators push overhaul of classification rules after Trump, Biden cases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Responding to a series of intelligence breaches over the last year, senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the National Archives to screen documents leaving the White House for classified material. “Underfunding leads to lax control.” Long a priority of many on the intelligence committee, overhauling declassification was raised by some senators who spoke Wednesday as a …

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Biden signs bill on COVID-19 origins declassification
2 years ago

Biden signs bill on COVID-19 origins declassification

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill on Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate without dissent, directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence related …

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Biden signs bill on Covid-19 origins declassification
2 years ago

Biden signs bill on Covid-19 origins declassification

India Today  

US President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of Covid-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate without dissent, directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence related …

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Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
2 years ago

Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate without dissent, directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify intelligence …

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EXPLAINER: Declassification in spotlight during Trump probe
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Declassification in spotlight during Trump probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the weeks since the FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and seized about 100 documents with classification markings, the former president has insisted he did nothing wrong and argued he declassified the information. He doubled down on that point Wednesday, saying in a Fox News interview that a president can declassify material “even by thinking about it.” …

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Trump's telepathic declassification defense met with scorn and derision by legal scholars
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump's telepathic declassification defense met with scorn and derision by legal scholars

Raw Story  

Legal experts on Wednesday largely disagreed with Donald Trump's Fox News argument that he had the ability to declassify documents with his mind. You know, there's different people, say different things," Trump told Sean Hannity. "If you're the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying, 'it's declassified' — even by thinking about it." Attorney and former …

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Trump's special master legal team is 'on its heels' and only has two options left: analyst
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump's special master legal team is 'on its heels' and only has two options left: analyst

Raw Story  

On the morning after the latest major test of Donald Trump's attempt to slow down the DOJ's investigation of the classified documents he took with him to his Mar-a-Lago resort, Politico's political analyst Josh Gerstein claimed the former president's attorneys seemed to be grasping for a defense under withering grilling under special master Raymond Dearie. Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" …

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Feds claim there are no documents on record that apply to a so-called Trump 'declassification order'
2 years, 6 months ago

Feds claim there are no documents on record that apply to a so-called Trump 'declassification order'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed multiple times that there was a kind of "declassification order" on many of the documents that he took from the White House back to his country club in Florida. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said that while he was there there was nothing of the sort going on, and that …

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Trump surrogate: 'He can literally stand over a set of documents and say these are now declassified'
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump surrogate: 'He can literally stand over a set of documents and say these are now declassified'

Raw Story  

Kash Patel, a former official in the Trump administration, argued on Sunday that the former president could declassify piles of documents with a single utterance. In an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Patel defended Trump after FBI agents reportedly used a search warrant to seize classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. "On the way out of the White …

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Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Biden said Friday that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and pledged that …

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Biden moves to declassify documents about 9/11 attacks
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden moves to declassify documents about 9/11 attacks

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on September 3 directed the declassification of certain documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Mr. Biden said August 3 that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and …

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Biden signs executive order requiring review, release of some 9/11 documents
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden signs executive order requiring review, release of some 9/11 documents

India TV News  

President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. Biden said Friday that he was making good on a campaign commitment by ordering the declassification review and pledged that his administration …

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Declassifying India’s War Records Will Pave Way for More Objective Assessment of Military History
3 years, 9 months ago

Declassifying India’s War Records Will Pave Way for More Objective Assessment of Military History

News 18  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s announcement that war records will be archived and declassified after every 25 years is, indeed, a welcome move. Declassification will enable a more objective assessment of post-Independence India’s military history, helping policymakers make more informed decisions on policies relating to the country’s military security. Interviews by scholars of retired military officials or key bureaucratic officials can …

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Rajnath Singh Approves Policy on Archiving, Declassification of War Histories
3 years, 9 months ago

Rajnath Singh Approves Policy on Archiving, Declassification of War Histories

News 18  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence. "Timely publication of war histories would give people accurate account of the events, provide authentic material for academic research and counter the unfounded rumours," the MoD's statement noted. In a significant decision, the MoD issued …

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Rajnath Singh approves new policy for declassification of war history
3 years, 9 months ago

Rajnath Singh approves new policy for declassification of war history

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved a policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of war and operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. “The policy mandates constitution of a committee headed by Joint Secretary, MoD and comprising of representatives of the Services, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and other organisations and prominent military historians, if …

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves policy on declassification of war operations
3 years, 9 months ago

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves policy on declassification of war operations

India Today  

Finer details of war operations, that might have only been passed on through word of mouth till now, will soon be made public and archived as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval to a policy on declassification of military history. According to the policy, each organisation under the Ministry of Defence will transfer records, including war diaries, letters of …

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PM, Home Minister should take a call on declassification of former PM Shastri’s death documents: CIC
6 years, 6 months ago

PM, Home Minister should take a call on declassification of former PM Shastri’s death documents: CIC

Op India  

The death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, one of the greatest mysteries of modern Indian political history, has yet again gained some traction, as the Central Information Commission on Monday stated that all ‘classified papers’ relating to the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death should be placed before the Prime Minister and the Home Minister to take …

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'Walls clearly closing in' on Trump as he orders declassification of Russia probe FBI text messages
6 years, 6 months ago

'Walls clearly closing in' on Trump as he orders declassification of Russia probe FBI text messages

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of surveillance documents and …

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Trump Orders Declassification Of FBI Documents Sought By House Republicans
6 years, 6 months ago

Trump Orders Declassification Of FBI Documents Sought By House Republicans

NPR  

Trump Orders Declassification Of FBI Documents Sought By House Republicans Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images Updated at 7:43 p.m. ET President Trump has ordered the intelligence community to "provide for the immediate declassification" of several documents related to the FBI and the Department of Justice, the White House press secretary announced Monday. The documents …

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Uttam Galva minority shareholders accuse ArcelorMittal of indulging in 'illegalities' in connivance with banks
6 years, 11 months ago

Uttam Galva minority shareholders accuse ArcelorMittal of indulging in 'illegalities' in connivance with banks

Firstpost  

The development comes before the second round of bidding for debt-laden Essar Steel, which ArcelorMittal had bid for in the first round on 12 February New Delhi: ArcelorMittal has been accused by the minority shareholders of Uttam Galva of indulging in “illegalities” in connivance with banks that caused losses of Rs 6,000 crore to the banking system of the country, …

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