{"id":2622123,"date":"2026-07-01T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-directed-pulte-to-declassify-whatever-you-want\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:48:56","slug":"trump-says-he-directed-pulte-to-declassify-whatever-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-directed-pulte-to-declassify-whatever-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he directed Pulte to &#8216;declassify whatever you want&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-directed-pulte-to-declassify-whatever-you-want%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte may serve briefly but is expected to have meaningful authority, with President Donald Trump indicating that he could declassify nearly all details during his tenure.Trump emphasized that Pulte was only in the position temporarily and encouraged him to declassify information freely. Trump also nominated Jay clayton as the permanent director, a move met with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unrwa-caught-teaching-terrorism-jew-hatred-as-biden-admin-resumes-taxpayer-funding\/\" title=\"UNRWA Caught Teaching Terrorism, Jew Hatred as Biden Admin Resumes Taxpayer Funding\">congressional concerns<\/a> over pulte\u2019s limited national security experiance.Trump instructed Clayton, who is the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to delay attending his Senate confirmation hearing until Clayton&#8217;s replacement is confirmed, and insisted that the extension of certain surveillance laws not be renewed unless other legislation is passed. Trump predicted Pulte\u2019s stint would last only a month or two,praising both Clayton and Pulte as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highly respected figures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Director of National Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-pulte\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22738\">Bill Pulte<\/a> may be the country\u2019s spy chief for a short time, but he is poised to make an impact, with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> telling reporters Pulte could \u201cdeclassify almost everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBill is there just for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-visit-southern-border-in-next-couple-weeks-amid-bidens-border-crisis-theyre-going-to-destroy-our-country\/\" title=\"... To Visit Southern Border In Next Couple Weeks Amid Biden...s Border Crisis: \u2018They...re Going To Destroy Our Country...\">fairly short period<\/a> of time, but while he\u2019s there, I said, \u2018You could declassify whatever you want,&#8217;\u201d Trump told reporters on Wednesday. \u201cI think Bill will declassify.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4632201\/trump-directed-pulte-declassify-whatever-you-want\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he directed Pulte to \u2018declassify whatever you want\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4632140\/trump-defends-his-more-than-1-billion-in-crypto-gains\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump denies conflict of interest over more than $1 billion in crypto gains<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4631007\/trump-congratulates-china-xi-on-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-win\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump congratulates China and Xi on Supreme Court birthright citizenship \u2018win\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump nominated Jay Clayton last month to be permanent director after congressional Republicans expressed concerns about Pulte\u2019s lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-told-us-the-bombshell-hunter-biden-scandal-was-russian-disinformation-he-just-admitted-the-laptop-could-be-his\/\" title=\"The Media Told Us The \u2018Bombshell... Hunter Biden Scandal Was Russian Disinformation. He Just Admitted The Laptop \u2018Could... Be His\">national security experience<\/a>. Pulte is the Federal Housing Finance Agency director and chairman of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fannie-mae\/\">Fannie\u00a0Mae<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freddie-mac\/\">Freddie Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump then told Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, not to attend his Senate confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee until the chamber confirms Clayton\u2019s replacement, adding he would not sign an extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless\u00a0Congress also passed the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senators wanted to expedite Clayton\u2019s confirmation to minimize the time Pulte is in the role, with both the FISA extension and SAVE America Act having not enough support to clear Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4629744\/anti-abortion-groups-trump-planned-parenthood-july-4-deadline\/\"><strong>ANTI-ABORTION GROUPS PUSH TRUMP TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD BEFORE FOURTH OF JULY DEADLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump predicted Pulte would only be in the post \u201cmaybe a month, or two months, or something\u201d as Clayton \u201cis going through the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJay Clayton, highly respected, and so is Bill Pulte,\u201d he said. \u201cJay is going through the process. He\u2019s got a hearing in two weeks. Highly respected man, Jay Clayton.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting DNI Bill Pulte may serve briefly but could declassify nearly everything<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2622124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26182471464371.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21851,32319,33211,5894,82035],"class_list":["post-2622123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-declassification","tag-donald-trump","tag-legal-news","tag-politics","tag-presidential-authorities"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26182471464371.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622127,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622123\/revisions\/2622127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}