Yes. From Article II: “The President after all is the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States. His authority to classify and control access to information bearing on national security…flows primarily from this constitutional investment of power in the President, and exists quite apart from any explicit congressional grant.” At all times, “the authority to protect such information falls on the President as head of the Executive Branch and as Commander in Chief.”
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/518/
Against Utah Valley University for negligence and wrongful acts.
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-09_Notice_of_Claim_Final.pdf