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In 2018 Trump signed a FISA bill that upgraded the seriousness of wrongly moving classified material, turning it from a misdemeanor into a felony — and increasing the maximum sentence to five years, up from one.
"One of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification rules and to enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information," Trump said in September 2016.
"Any government employee who engaged in this kind of behavior would be barred from handling classified information," Trump said in July 2016. "Again, that alone disqualifies her."
In 2017, when calls between Trump and foreign governments were leaked, along with communications between incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and foreign governments, Trump suggested those responsible for the leaks should go to prison. "That is the most confidential stuff," Trump said. "Classified. That's classified. You go to prison when you release stuff like that."
"He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted," one Trump tweet in April 2018 said, with another saying Comey should be in jail. No evidence was ever found that Comey leaked any classified documents.
Trump also repeatedly and strongly called for the prosecution of his former National Security Adviser John Bolton. "He broke the law by releasing Classified Information, in massive amounts. He must pay a very big price for this, as others have before him. This should never to happen again!!!"
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