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Re: Reflections and Comparisons
« Reply #25 on: June 19, 2023, 11:34:56 AM »
Note: Judge Jackson was speaking to disposing documents not stealing them. Also, if neither the Archivist nor Congress can veto the President's disposal decision, why would the President need to notify the Archivist at all? ...does not follow.

Note: there is a huge difference between these two situations. In “Clinton sock drawer” case. Former President Bill Clinton created White House audio tapes with historian Taylor Branch and stored them in his sock drawer.

You would serve yourself well to read The National Archives FAQs and not various opinions from others (including Judges and folks like Chris Farrell, a journalist and Director of Investigations at Judicial Watch. (Judicial Watch is an American conservative activist group that files Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to investigate claimed misconduct by government officials. Founded in 1994, JW has primarily targeted Democrats, in particular Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and the administration of Barack Obama.) Seriously Coach, consider the source. Opinions are not laws... specially not Farrell's bias opinions.
https://www.archives.gov/isoo/faqs
https://www.archives.gov/isoo/faqs#may-i-take-cnss-home

Are there any circumstances when I might be allowed to take classified documents home with me?

No.  Classified material must be safeguarded in accordance with the requirements in E.O. 13526, Part 4, Safeguarding; and 32 CFR 2001, Subpart E, Safeguarding.

You must not remove classified material from official premises except to conduct official meetings or conferences, and the material must be returned to safe storage facilities immediately upon the conclusion of the meeting or conference.  Residences are not considered official premises, and you must not remove classified material for reasons of personal convenience or keep it overnight in personal custody.

Now apply that to a POTUS.