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This memorandum is intended to maintain the President's exclusive control of the information resources and information systems provided to the President, Vice President, and EOP.
A little-known Obama administration directive intended to shield the White House from foreign cyberattacks “may be relevant” to former President Donald Trump‘s liability in his criminal classified documents case, according to a Freedom of Information Act request from a conservative legal group.
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Obama’s March 2015 PITC memorandum established the president’s “exclusive control” over information resources provided to the president, the vice president, and the EOP. Moreover, it made clear that any records sent to EOP systems or records stemming from those systems are controlled by the president.
“Because of President Obama’s executive action, President Trump could reasonably have concluded that all information provided to him in office was within his exclusive control,” according to AFL’s letter to the FOIA Requester Service Center, which referenced the classified documents case led by special counsel Jack Smith.
Obama may have unknowingly made life easier for Trump. Obviously he did not expect Trump to be in office when he authorized this memorandum.
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