Rep. Ritchie TorresJan 26, 2023

BREAKING: The system for handling classified info is BROKEN. Congress must fix it.

I’m introducing Defending Our Classified Secrets (DOCS) Act, which requires federal officials, within 30 days of leaving office, to certify under oath that they possess no classified documents. It would also require a tracking system for classified documents that have been removed from a secure location.

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@RitchieTorres I would think that if I take notes on a classified document then my notes become classified as well. How do you keep track of this? I know that taking notes are not permitted under many circumstances and depending on rank or position. But I would prefer that POTUS takes notes, understands and can refer to the notes in the moment of critical decision making. Is there a mechanism that classified the POTUS personal notes?
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@ferluc @RitchieTorres a personal note is classified if it contains classified info. The info is classified, not the format. But you’ve identified the problem. The Prez jots a note about a crisis and then days (or months) later he or someone below him decides that topic would hurt national security if released. Suddenly it’s a classified note. It’s not marked and maybe in a drawer somewhere. Of course it could be found years later.