Well, it really does work that way. The classification stems from a series of executive orders [1] which long post-date things such as the Espionage Act. The t

Well, it really does work that way. The classification stems from a series of executive orders [1] which long post-date things such as the Espionage Act. The thing is that Biden is the president not Trump so Biden could declassify everything at Mar-a-lago but Trump can't. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information_in_the_...