Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced new legislation on Thursday barring federal officials, including former President Donald Trump and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), from viewing classified documents.
The legislation would bar elected officials and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information. The legislation does not name Trump or Menendez, but its implications would directly apply to both of them.
“In public service there’s nothing more important than upholding the oath of office and protecting our national security,” Sherrill said in a statement. “As a Navy veteran and former prosecutor, I have zero tolerance for any betrayal of the public trust, especially when it comes to classified information and our national security.”
While she did not specifically mention the senior senator from her state, she did say charges against Trump influenced her to draft
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