“The President indicated to me that his statements on Twitter were not self-executing declassification orders and do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents,” Meadows wrote.
He added that Trump’s tweets “related to” authority the President delegated to Attorney General William Barr to decide what records should be declassified.
The statement comes after a judge asked for clarity on why the Trump tweets appeared to be in direct opposition to the White House’s position not to declassify the Russia records. But Meadows and the White House on Tuesday maintained that no more records needed to be released.
He also wrote, “All Russia Hoax Scandal information was Declassified by me long ago. Unfortunately for our Country, people have acted very slowly, especially since it is perhaps the biggest political crime in the history of our Country. Act!!!”
A federal judge plans to hold a court hearing about the potential release of more records from the Mueller investigation and declassification tweets on Wednesday.
