for settling of national security secrets, as previously insisted that he declassified any sensitive material in his possession. if you are the president of the united states, you can declassified by saying it is declassified, even by thinking about it. but sources tell cnn, trump claims to still be in possession of a pentagon document, suggest he would like to share it, and acknowledges the limits of his ability to declassify it. all of this undercutting his own defense. asked if he had ever shared any information at cnn s town hall not really, i would have the right to, by the way what do you mean not really? not that i can think, of let me just, tell you i have the absolute right to do whatever i want to do. the summer 2021 reporting comes out of trump s new jersey golf club, now the second confirmed state where he is had classified information, after the fbi walked out of his mar-a-lago estate in florida with boxes of top secret
mark milley. i could get general milley, if i could show you these documents that conflict with his alleged claim that i wanted to always planning to attack iran. and forgive me, alex, a moment for a second. the irony the second irony here, in addition to donald trump not being consistent, insisting on something that now actually in snares him the other irony here is, it s my understanding from sources that we spoke with over the last 48 hours that mark milley did not produce a document, a memo to donald trump, in which he recommended invading or attacking iran. and so, really, donald trump, if he was shaking around a classified document, as he alleged, in this recording, it was a pentagon document that merely probably recommended against. one of the many options of
declassify just by saying it is declassified. even by thinking about it. reporter: but sources tell cnn on this recording trump claims to still be in possession of a pentagon document, suggests he would like to share it, and then acknowledges the limits of his ability to declassify it, all of this undercutting his own defense. asked if he had ever shared any information at cnn s town hall not really. i would have the right to. by the way what do you mean not really? not that i can think of. let me tell you, i have the right do whatever i want with them. reporter: the summer 2021 recording comes out of trump s new jersey golf club, now the second confirmed state where he has had classified information after the fbi walked out ofof h mar-a-lago state with boxes of top documents. trump continuing to say the doj s interference is shameful
get general milley, if i could show you these documents that conflict with his alleged claim that i wanted to, you know, or was planning to attack iran. and forgive me, alex, the second ironyco here in addition to dond trump not being consistent, insisting on recording something actually now scares him, the other irony here is it s my understanding m from sources th we spoke with over the last 48 hours that mark milley did not produce a document, a memo to donald trump in which he recommended invading or attacking iran. and so really donald trump if he was shakingld around a classifi document as he alleged in this recording, it was a pentagon document that milley probably recommended against, a one of the many options of things that