The Silence Was Legal. Trump Just Made It Optional.

For decades, classified NDAs kept former military and intelligence officials from discussing UAP encounters. This week, the administration directed agencies to waive those agreements. The people who know things are legally free to say them. Whether they do is a different question.

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For decades, classified non-disclosure agreements have kept former military personnel, contractors, and intelligence officials from speaking publicly about UAP encounters. This week, the administration directed agencies to waive those NDAs. The people who know things are now legally free to say them. Whether they do is a different question.

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The Pentagon wants a new power. Not a weapon, not a base, not a budget line — a word. Buried in a package of legislative proposals the Department of War quietly sent to Congress at the end of June is a request to let the secretary of defense unilaterally exempt "

The Memo That Lets Trump’s Private Advisers Hide From Congress

A Memo Nobody Voted For On August 11, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion that quietly rewrote one of the oldest rules of American executive power. Executive privilege — the doctrine that lets a president keep certain communications secret from Congress, the courts, and the

The Silence Was Legal. Trump Just Made It Optional.

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