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THREAD: The Public Deserves a Full Accounting of the Mueller Report (1/9) themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-p…
The level of secrecy surrounding the Mueller report is unacceptable. His findings—his report, the underlying documents, and his counterintelligence findings—must be released to the public without delay. (2/9) themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-p…
The Russia investigation, and the possibility that the president might be compromised, are exactly the kind of “exceptional circumstances” in which government officials are allowed to declassify information. (3/9) politico.com/magazine/story…
There’s a long list of precedents for such a decision, from the 2004 release of the 9/11 Commission’s report to the 2017 report that first accused Russia of interfering in the election to help Donald Trump. (4/9) 9-11commission.gov
Plus, thanks to the extensive media attention and 37 indictments the investigation has generated, the usual reasons to keep documents classified, like protecting sources and intelligence-gathering methods, no longer apply. (5/9) themoscowproject.org/dispatch/what-…
Besides, Trump and his allies haven’t hesitated to make other documents public, often over far more legitimate concerns. (6/9) themoscowproject.org/dispatch/we-re…
The Nunes memo, transcripts of closed-door hearings, private text messages—Trump’s congressional accomplices had no qualms about leaking those, as long as they served their political ends. (7/9) themoscowproject.org/dispatch/we-re…
And, oh yeah, Trump reminded us of his authority to unilaterally declassify information when he leaked classified intel to the Russian Foreign Minister in the Oval Office. (8/9) washingtonpost.com/world/national…
So if the report is exculpatory, as the president and his allies claim—why do they seem to be trying to keep it hidden? (9/9) politico.com/magazine/story…
