This is a classified program. This acknowledgement is a good lever for FOIA'ing material about it from the CIA. They can't "Glomar" it now.https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/889672374458646528 …
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Just like Chuck Hagel's confirmation of it 4 years ago was.
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i think the argument here is that trump effectively (in a legal sense) declassified the program's existence. not sure if that would hold...
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... for hagel's statement 4 years ago as well.
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i.e., it's different when potus does it. but ianal.
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it remains a huge governance issue, regardless of if POTUS didn't want it classified anymore. not certain it makes Glomar "less difficult"
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It does, again under the Awlaki case.
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