“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
Brian Fitzpatrick
U.S. Representative, R-Pa.. Claim dated 22 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
This is exaggerated. Classified documents sometimes can be removed from a SCIF, though specific security measures must be followed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Brian Fitzpatrick (U.S. Representative, R-Pa.) made this claim around 22 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 January 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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