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He’s on tape saying, “As president I could have declassified it … Now I can’t, you know, but this is still secret.”

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2023

But on rare occasions, presidents have declassified things directly.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

“Plaintiff suggests that he may have declassified these documents when he was President. But the record contains no evidence that any of these records were declassified,” the judges write.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Intelligence agencies, prodded by the White House, have declassified information, which in turn has been briefed to Congress, shared with reporters and discussed by Pentagon and State Department spokesmen.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

Air Force have released some material on the matter in recent years; national agencies in Britain, Australia, Canada, Denmark and even Russia also have declassified UFO records.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2016