Busted! FBI/DOJ caught using redactions of House Intell Committee Report to protect their posteriors

[endicom]

American Thinker
Thomas Lifson
May 5, 2018

The release of a less-redacted version of the House Intelligence Committee Report on Russian active measures (aka, “collusion”) has exposed abuse of the redaction process to protect the bureaucrats at the FBI and Department of Justice. In theory, redacting of official documents prior to public release is supposed to be solely to protect confidential sources, or protect ongoing prosecutions, or otherwise serve legitimate government interests. Redactions to prevent embarrassment or potentially illegal activities on the part of federal officials is not legitimate.

Yet, that is clearly what happened when the House Intelligence Committee report was first redacted by the DOJ and FBI. Rick Moran noted at the time of the first release that Republicans were angry at what they saw as totally unnecessary redactions, and demanded release of a more complete version.

More... https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/05/busted_fbidoj_caught_using_redactions_of_house_intell_committee_report_to_protect_their_posteriors.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

They're just hiding everything they've done wrong.   

[endicom]

They're just hiding everything they've done wrong.   

It sure looks that way. This farcical investigation may soon fall apart.

[Jazzhead]

Amazing.  Outrageous. 

And where is Flynn to go to get his reputation back?  Not to mention the fortune he's expended in legal fees,  defending himself against Don Comeyleone?   

[Sanguine]

OK, and what is DOJ and/or Congress going to do about it?