from @eisingerj/ProPublica on
6 hours ago today:
DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:
My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."
The email came from from the agency's acting executive secretary.
He asked Kel McClanahan, a national security attorney, if this was legal.
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From @eisingerj earlier today (cont'd):
"No it is not," he said. It breaks the Federal Records Act. "Classified records are still federal records."
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