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You ask three questions, the first two don't matter but as the NY Times pointed out he has the authority. The last question " which civil rights were violated " that's simple the 4th amendment to the constitution. They went in with a blanket warrant that did not state what they wanted. In other words they went in on a fishing expedition. If they had wanted what ever was in the boxes why did they tell him in July to hold on to them? Why didn't they just take them when they were there? And why weren't they concerned that Hillary had a server with top secret information on in a closet at here house? Why didn't they raid her house and take her cell phones? Why didn't they arrest her for destroying her phones and emails when they were subpoenaed by congress? Help me out here.
Fourth Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
From the NY Times
Can presidents declassify matters directly?
Yes, because it is ultimately their constitutional authority.
Normally, presidents who want something declassified direct subordinates overseeing the department or agency with primary responsibility for the information to review the matter with an eye to making more of it public. But on rare occasions, presidents declassify something directly.
For example, in 2004, President George W. Bush himself declassified a portion of his presidential daily intelligence briefing from August 2001 β a month before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks β in which he had been warned: βBin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.β
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