The House just formed a ‘Declassification Task Force.’ Here are the members.
February 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The House just formed a ‘Declassification Task Force.’ Here are the members.
Amid the gradual declassification of Operation Vivaldi, yesterday’s official Russian MoD claim that it was “clearing” Sviatohirsk of isolated Ukrainian troops looks particularly absurd.
September 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Amid the gradual declassification of Operation Vivaldi, yesterday’s official Russian MoD claim that it was “clearing” Sviatohirsk of isolated Ukrainian troops looks particularly absurd.
Declassification to avoid prosecution
March 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Declassification to avoid prosecution
Heinrich: Who determined information on Signal was not classified.
Or was there declassification after the fact.
Ratcliffe: Uh.
Now he's back to filibustering again.
Or was there declassification after the fact.
Ratcliffe: Uh.
Now he's back to filibustering again.
March 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Heinrich: Who determined information on Signal was not classified.
Or was there declassification after the fact.
Ratcliffe: Uh.
Now he's back to filibustering again.
Or was there declassification after the fact.
Ratcliffe: Uh.
Now he's back to filibustering again.
Lemons, for DOJ, suggested that the prosecution is leaning toward the declassification option.
He said the government hopes to declassify much the information for use at trial.
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He said the government hopes to declassify much the information for use at trial.
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MORE: The government indicated that it is not yet sure how it intends to handle the potential use of classified information at trial — i.e., whether it will use the process set out in the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) or opt to declassify the information.
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At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.
Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.
There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.
Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.
There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Lemons, for DOJ, suggested that the prosecution is leaning toward the declassification option.
He said the government hopes to declassify much the information for use at trial.
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He said the government hopes to declassify much the information for use at trial.
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And the timing of this declassification is just so interesting
July 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
And the timing of this declassification is just so interesting
Historians celebrating New Year’s Eve, or they call it ‘new government archival documents declassification day’
December 31, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Historians celebrating New Year’s Eve, or they call it ‘new government archival documents declassification day’
Things went sideways for Trump fast.
Solomon is a conservative behind years of stories questioning the 2020 election & Russia role. Now he’s working inside the WH, reviewing intelligence & declassification records.
He admits the intelligence community found no evidence of foreign manipulation.
Solomon is a conservative behind years of stories questioning the 2020 election & Russia role. Now he’s working inside the WH, reviewing intelligence & declassification records.
He admits the intelligence community found no evidence of foreign manipulation.
July 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Things went sideways for Trump fast.
Solomon is a conservative behind years of stories questioning the 2020 election & Russia role. Now he’s working inside the WH, reviewing intelligence & declassification records.
He admits the intelligence community found no evidence of foreign manipulation.
Solomon is a conservative behind years of stories questioning the 2020 election & Russia role. Now he’s working inside the WH, reviewing intelligence & declassification records.
He admits the intelligence community found no evidence of foreign manipulation.
BREAKING!! I found a damning document from Trump's documents case!!
"There was no standing declassification order." The only one who said there was was an "unhinged" and "crazy" person motivated "to move up in the world."
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"There was no standing declassification order." The only one who said there was was an "unhinged" and "crazy" person motivated "to move up in the world."
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![A screenshot of a redacted FBI report describing an interview about whether Trump had a standing declassification order. The phrases, "there was no standing declassification order," "[Person 16] though [Person 24] was motivated "to move up in the world" and would brag about the "unbelievable things [Person 24] had seen," and "'unhinged' and 'crazy'" are marked with pink boxes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreifhh233rdmscvg2iuzvccuhq4ps2qlgdtly5iofnaoj7knnv6q2me)
January 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
BREAKING!! I found a damning document from Trump's documents case!!
"There was no standing declassification order." The only one who said there was was an "unhinged" and "crazy" person motivated "to move up in the world."
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
"There was no standing declassification order." The only one who said there was was an "unhinged" and "crazy" person motivated "to move up in the world."
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/24...
"Immediate declassification and release" of some crazy shit lies about elections.
July 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"Immediate declassification and release" of some crazy shit lies about elections.
CIA Director William Burns called this use of intelligence "strategic declassification" in a recent Foreign Affairs article.
It would be easy for the Kremlin to blame Ukraine, except for one thing: The US has once again used intelligence publicly to anticipate Kremlin moves and defang them.
ISIS seems like old news, but apparently not.
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ISIS seems like old news, but apparently not.
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/w...
There's been a horrendous attack on a theater in a Moscow suburb. At least 115 dead. Here's the NYT's "live blog."
CW: Descriptions of shooting and panic.
CW: Descriptions of shooting and panic.
March 23, 2024 at 12:47 PM
CIA Director William Burns called this use of intelligence "strategic declassification" in a recent Foreign Affairs article.
BLOOMBERG: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES DECLASSIFICATION OF A MACHINE THAT CAN TURN LEAD INTO GOLD
April 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BLOOMBERG: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES DECLASSIFICATION OF A MACHINE THAT CAN TURN LEAD INTO GOLD
9. Historians should be trained to have a knowledge of Freedom of Information and declassification legislation, particularly those working on contemporary history
July 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
9. Historians should be trained to have a knowledge of Freedom of Information and declassification legislation, particularly those working on contemporary history
Speaker Johnson says he has "national security concerns" about releasing the Epstein Files.
"Declassification should always rest and always has rested with the agency that originated the intelligence. Why? So that they can protect their critical sources and methods."
"Declassification should always rest and always has rested with the agency that originated the intelligence. Why? So that they can protect their critical sources and methods."
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Speaker Johnson says he has "national security concerns" about releasing the Epstein Files.
"Declassification should always rest and always has rested with the agency that originated the intelligence. Why? So that they can protect their critical sources and methods."
"Declassification should always rest and always has rested with the agency that originated the intelligence. Why? So that they can protect their critical sources and methods."
Preside Trump has demanded the declassification of all documents on “the real man Mr. Bean is based on”
July 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Preside Trump has demanded the declassification of all documents on “the real man Mr. Bean is based on”
Poland's Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz says he ordered the declassification of all military aid to Ukraine from 2022 to 2026, after consulting with PM Tusk.
July 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Poland's Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz says he ordered the declassification of all military aid to Ukraine from 2022 to 2026, after consulting with PM Tusk.
🆘 The White House terminated the entire staff of the State Dept.'s Historical Advisory Committee this evening.
This threatens the integrity of the declassification of foreign policy records, the objectivity of our historical accounts, and undermines current and future policy makers.
This threatens the integrity of the declassification of foreign policy records, the objectivity of our historical accounts, and undermines current and future policy makers.
April 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🆘 The White House terminated the entire staff of the State Dept.'s Historical Advisory Committee this evening.
This threatens the integrity of the declassification of foreign policy records, the objectivity of our historical accounts, and undermines current and future policy makers.
This threatens the integrity of the declassification of foreign policy records, the objectivity of our historical accounts, and undermines current and future policy makers.
"Tonight I'm announcing the immediate declassification of critical intelligence on election infrastructure."
July 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
"Tonight I'm announcing the immediate declassification of critical intelligence on election infrastructure."
Outgoing U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's declassification of intelligence that she claims reveals U.S. funding for biological laboratories, including in Ukraine, was quickly amplified by Russian propaganda bot networks, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Tulsi Gabbard's last pass to Russia
Outgoing U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's declassification of intelligence that she claims reveals U.S. funding for biological laboratories, including in Ukraine, was quickly amp...
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June 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Outgoing U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's declassification of intelligence that she claims reveals U.S. funding for biological laboratories, including in Ukraine, was quickly amplified by Russian propaganda bot networks, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
Trump's declassification chief floated a Venezuela vote-fraud theory his own newly released CIA note flatly contradicts, a legal expert found.
Trump aide's Venezuela fallback undone by CIA note he helped declassify: legal expert
Trump's declassification chief floated a Venezuela vote-fraud theory his own newly released CIA note flatly contradicts, a legal expert found.The co-leader of President Donald Trump's declassification task force, John Solomon, made the slip-up moments after Trump wrapped up his primetime address on ...
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July 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trump's declassification chief floated a Venezuela vote-fraud theory his own newly released CIA note flatly contradicts, a legal expert found.
That Hegseth had declassification authority is largely irrelevant in Signalgate for two reasons:
First, it doesn't change the fact that he put US service members in danger.
Second, he never claimed that he exercised that authority, nor followed any processes for doing so.
First, it doesn't change the fact that he put US service members in danger.
Second, he never claimed that he exercised that authority, nor followed any processes for doing so.
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
That Hegseth had declassification authority is largely irrelevant in Signalgate for two reasons:
First, it doesn't change the fact that he put US service members in danger.
Second, he never claimed that he exercised that authority, nor followed any processes for doing so.
First, it doesn't change the fact that he put US service members in danger.
Second, he never claimed that he exercised that authority, nor followed any processes for doing so.
‼️ Polish defence minister orders declassification of military aid to Ukraine
Polish defence minister orders declassification of military aid to Ukraine
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said he has ordered the declassification of military aid provided to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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July 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
‼️ Polish defence minister orders declassification of military aid to Ukraine
Gaetz cheerleader Steve Bannon is on his podcast saying as AG Gaetz will give us “mass declassification of DOJ documents”…
…As Republicans refuse to show us the ethics committee report about the Gaetz investigation🤔
…As Republicans refuse to show us the ethics committee report about the Gaetz investigation🤔
November 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Gaetz cheerleader Steve Bannon is on his podcast saying as AG Gaetz will give us “mass declassification of DOJ documents”…
…As Republicans refuse to show us the ethics committee report about the Gaetz investigation🤔
…As Republicans refuse to show us the ethics committee report about the Gaetz investigation🤔