It also appears that, as the congressional oversight committees continue to wait for briefings on the Trump and Biden docs, even the DNI herself may not be cleared to see the information that may be contained in some of the files. Oh my.
"Secrecy is a form of government regulation. As the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy found in 1997, "Excessive secrecy has significant consequences when policymakers are not fully informed, government is not held accountable for its actions, and the public cannot engage in informed debate.""
Panetta on Andrea Mitchell just now saying "we're not protecting our secrets."
It also appears that, as the congressional oversight committees continue to wait for briefings on the Trump and Biden docs, even the DNI herself may not be cleared to see the information that may be contained in some of the files. Oh my.
"Secrecy is a form of government regulation. As the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy found in 1997, "Excessive secrecy has significant consequences when policymakers are not fully informed, government is not held accountable for its actions, and the public cannot engage in informed debate.""
https://sgp.fas.org/library/wyden.html
"Without precedent in American history," as a commentator on Fox just said.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/archives-letter-former-presidents-vice-presidents-classified-documents/index.html
But why go back only to Reagan?