Sen Risch: President Trump Has the Legal Authority to Declassify Information at Any Time

RUSH EXCERPT:

RISCH: "Wolf, you can't put legality aside. First of all, it was absolutely legal. The president of the united States has a legal authority to declassify and discuss classified information at any time for any reason to anyone."
BLITZER: "It was definitely legal."
RISCH: "Let me finish, let me finish the answer."
BLITZER: "It was definitely legal, but was it the right thing to do?"
RISCH: "Yes, and now if you'll let me finish the answer."
BLITZER: "Go on."
RISCH: "The president of the United States has the obligation to meet with heads of state of all kinds of countries, whether they are our adversaries or whether they are are our allies."