nuclear documents. Classification of these documents is by statute, not by EO 13526 or its predecessors. Specifically, these are classified directly via the Atomic Energy Act.
In this group, document #19 is special. This is Formerly Restricted Data, and is classified by virtue of the Atomic Energy Act (as implemented by 10 CFR part 1045). Trump could not have declassified this document even while president—at least not directly. It is National Defense Information by statute, not by executive order.
By statute, documents are classified under the Atomic Energy Act if the Department of Energy and Department of Defense agree that the document (or category) falls within the categories laid out in the Atomic Energy Act. If DOE and DOD disagree, the President can break the tie (in either direction). This means the President could in principle force documents to be declassified by directing the relevant Secretaries to declassify the documents (and firing them if they don’t comply). But critically: the process must occur for the document to be declassified. It is not “at will” declassification by the President.
The Charges

31 counts of Wilful Retention of National Defense Information — 18 USC 793(e)

Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice — 18 USC 1512(k)

Withholding a Document or Record — 18 USC 1512 (b)(2)(A), and abetting

Corrupting concealing a Document or Record — 18 USC 1512[c](1), and abetting

Concealing a Document in a Federal Investigation — 18 USC 1519, and abetting

Scheme to Conceal — 18 USC 1001(a)(1), and abetting

False Statements and Representations — 18 USC 1001(a)(2), and abetting

15 boxes provided by Trump to NARA in January 2022. These contained 197 classified documents: 98 at SECRET; 30 at TOP SECRET; the remainder at Confidential. Some additionally had Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Program (SAP) markings.

During the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago Club, a further 102 documents, recovered from Trump’s office and a storage room. These included 17 documents at TOP SECRET; 54 at SECRET; 31 at CONFIDENTIAL. Of these, Trump’s office held 6 at TOP SECRET; 18 at SECRET; and 3 at CONFIDENTIAL.

Aileen Cannon took the case
So she could help her man out
Florida is the kind of State
Where Justice has Her Hand Out
Aileen Cannon, Keep it Up
You’re doing what you’re told to
You Start and End with Donald Trump
The dude who bought and sold you

The right has orchestrated chess while dems didn’t. Flip the script and start with the outcome that’ll fix scotus and work backwards to this point. Don’t just complain cause here we are.

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Leo has assured her she’s doing a good job 👏