According to goog "The federal government has a fairly simple process for classifying documents. The originator of a document, usually a foreign policy or national security staff member, decides if it needs to be classified. In almost all cases this is a simple decision."
Seems kind of fishy to me, I wonder if there is any oversight on what is a classified document and if it really should be
There is a criteria that they are supposed to follow and limitations. For example, you aren't supposed to be able to classify a document for no other reason than to conceal a crime. But it's a judgement call and corruption is real.
Technically the President is the only person with the ultimate power to classify or declassify anything, so it is probably somewhere in EO's that have been issued.
Technically. Because the president cannot be literally involved in everything the Executive branch handles, the rules are delegated through EO's. I believe this stems from Article II section 2 of The Constitution.
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