Finishing the Paperwork

For John, BLUF:  One wonders if Representative Adam Schiff is unwilling to let Russiagate play out, so that he can keep referring to it like it was alive, and not dead and in need of burial.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Trump adds pressure on Adam Schiff to release Russia investigation witness transcripts

From The Washington Examiner, by Reporter Daniel Chaitin, 28 2020.

Here is the lede plus five:

President Trump drew attention to reports that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is blocking the release of witness interview transcripts from the panel's investigation into Russian election interference.

He quote-tweeted on Monday evening a missive from Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, that said, "Why won't Adam Schiff release declassified interviews from his Russian collusion witch hunt?  Because he knows the President did nothing wrong."

Trump added his own answer to Jordan's question.  "Because Shifty is a crooked politician!" he said.

Jordan's tweet shared a post from the Wall Street Journal editorial board, which, like the Washington Examiner, had sources who said Schiff is refusing to make public 43 transcripts that have been declassified and is preventing the declassification of 10 others.

Among the witnesses interviewed were top Obama administration officials, as well as associates of the president.

"Mr. Schiff spent years shouting cover-up only to be exposed for making things up. Now that the evidence is ready for public release, he’s defying the unanimous vote of a bipartisan committee to make them public.  What doesn’t Mr. Schiff want America to see?" the Wall Street Journal editorial board said.

This is not just self-serving and thus corrupt, but it is a disservice to history.

As the old saying goes, the job isn't finished until the paperwork is complete.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff