Exclusive: Adam Schiff blocking release of key Russia investigation witness transcripts, officials say
by Jerry Dunleavy
| April 24, 2020 02:08 PM
The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously in the fall of 2018 to release dozens of witness interview transcripts from its investigation into Russian interference, but the transcripts have not been released.
The declassification process by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was expected to take just a few weeks or months, but, nearly two years later, some intelligence officials, as well as ranking Republican member Devin Nunes, blamed Chairman Adam Schiff for the delay.
“Adam Schiff is thwarting the will of the House Intelligence Committee as expressed in the bipartisan vote in September 2018 to make these transcripts public,†one senior intelligence official told the Washington Examiner. “He has appointed himself arbiter of what the public should see and has refused to allow the White House to review its own equities, making declassification of 10 of the transcripts impossible. It's difficult to imagine any motive other than Schiff is still trying to control the narrative on Russia collusion.â€
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