Who Doesn’t Have Classified Documents?
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🗓️ 30 January 2023
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Summary
At this point, classified documents have been uncovered in the homes of former President Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and President Biden. But there are more practical issues with how the government treats classified documents than just whose garage they’re sitting in.
Guest: Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice
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| 0:35.7 | So, Liza, I'm going to start by asking this |
| 0:38.1 | Who doesn't have classified documents at this point? |
| 0:44.1 | You know, I don't |
| 0:46.1 | I don't |
| 0:47.2 | Are you sure? |
| 0:48.4 | I feel a little left out |
| 0:51.3 | Elizabeth Goyteen, she goes by Liza |
| 0:53.8 | Works at the Brennan Center |
| 0:55.8 | But she was a government attorney for years |
| 0:59.6 | Well, yeah, now it's interesting how many people I've spoken to in the last few days |
| 1:03.5 | Who have said, my god, I'm going to go look at my file kind of said, home |
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