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The White
House
Office of
the Press Secretary
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
MEMORANDUM
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL
THE
SECRETARY OF ENERGY
THE
SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
THE DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SUBJECT:
Agency Cooperation with Attorney General's Review of Intelligence Activities
Relating to the 2016 Presidential Campaigns
By the
authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1.
Agency Cooperation.
The Attorney
General is currently conducting a review of intelligence activities relating to
the campaigns in the 2016 Presidential election and certain related matters.
The heads of elements of the intelligence community, as defined in 50 U.S.C.
3003(4), and the heads of each department or agency that includes an element of
the intelligence community shall promptly provide such assistance and
information as the Attorney General may request in connection with that review.
Sec. 2.
Declassification and Downgrading. With respect to any matter classified under
Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009 (Classified National Security
Information), the Attorney General may, by applying the standard set forth in
either section 3.1(a) or section 3.1(d) of Executive Order 13526, declassify,
downgrade, or direct the declassification or downgrading of information or
intelligence that relates to the Attorney General's review referred to in
section 1 of this memorandum. Before exercising this authority, the Attorney
General should, to the extent he deems it practicable, consult with the head of
the originating intelligence community element or department. This authority is
not delegable and applies notwithstanding any other authorization or limitation
set forth in Executive Order 13526.
Sec. 3.
General Provisions.
(a) Nothing
in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the
authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head
thereof; or
(ii) the
functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to
budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This
memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to
the availability of appropriations.
(c) The
authority in this memorandum shall terminate upon a vacancy in the office of
Attorney General, unless expressly extended by the President.
(d) This
memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
(e) The
Attorney General is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J.
TRUMP
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