Trump Allows Attorney General William Barr To Declassify Top-Secret Intelligence Documents

President Donald Trump has allowed Attorney General William Barr to further examine the investigation into his 2016 presidential campaign by declassifying previously top-secret documents to him.

Trump tasked Barr to investigate the origins of the Russia probe earlier this May.

Some of the newly declassified information will come from the Director of National Intelligence, the Pentagon or any other similar agencies.

In the first of his three tweets, Trump introduced what Barr’s role will be and what impact he will make.

“Today, at the request and recommendation of the Attorney General of the United States, President Donald J. Trump directed the intelligence community to quickly and fully cooperate with the Attorney General’s investigation into surveillance activities….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2019

In his second tweet, Trump continued on to say that the Attorney General would have to declassify documents for his investigation.

….during the 2016 Presidential election. The Attorney General has also been delegated full and complete authority to declassify information pertaining to this investigation, in accordance with the long-established standards for handling classified information….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2019

In his third tweet, Trump emphasized the conspiracy theory angles that he has played up about the Mueller Probe.

….Today’s action will help ensure that all Americans learn the truth about the events that occurred, and the actions that were taken, during the last Presidential election and will restore confidence in our public institutions.” @PressSec

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2019

The critique of Trump’s new rules from the Democrats was predictably negative. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) both called Trump’s actions “dangerous.”