Trump

In the long battle to damage Trump something odd appeared in the news today. During the daily briefing session back in 2019 Trump was shown a picture of an Iranian rocket blowing up on the launch pad and he said he wanted to keep it. The president was taken by the image. “Trump thought this was very neat, and asked if he could keep it,” said a former Trump administration official. “And after some hesitation, the intelligence briefer said yes. Officials had been nervous about leaving the image with the president, according to the former official, who attended the meeting. The officials were concerned because this photo was classified and Trump released the photo and now they want to challenge the legality of his action. Experts agreed that the president, as commander-in-chief, is ultimately responsible for classification and declassification. Does some briefer have veto power over the president?