Gowdy: Declassified documents unlikely to change anyone's mind on Russia investigation

[riversedge]

SO, IT LOOKS like the docs will now be released. Trump changed his mind again. First he ordered them released. then he delayed the release, now they are about to be released.


By Brett Samuels - 09/23/18 11:02 AM EDT


Gowdy: Declassified documents unlikely to change anyone's mind on Russia investigation


https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/407975-gowdy-declassified-documents-unlikely-to-change-anyones-mind-on


Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said Sunday t.......................................................................

"I've seen all of it, and with the exception of one document, I don’t think anybody’s mind is going to be changed when they read this stuff," he added.

The White House last Monday said the president had ordered the Justice Department and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify and release a series of documents related to the Russia probe “at the request of a number of committees of Congress and for reasons of transparency."

Trump on Friday delayed the release of the documents after "key allies" raised concerns.

In a series of tweets, the president said he recently met with Justice Department officials about his request and that they agreed to release the documents, while noting that they expressed concerns that doing so could have a "perceived negative impact" on Mueller's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election.

The documents include a highly secret application for a surveillance warrant on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
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Gowdy on Sunday called it "terrible," "heartbreaking" and "sad" that Trump has often publicly feuded with his own Justice Department, particularly Attorney General Jeff Sessions .

Gowdy said he understands Trump's frustration that Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, but added that the Justice Department is a branch that depends on objectivity.

"I would prefer that they keep their differences private," Gowdy said.........................................

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Country under attack, right now, if we could just assume our lives are in danger it sure would

help, because THEY ARE!

[pnwmom]

2. I'm drawing a different conclusion from this article. The fact that Gowdy says the declassified

documents are unlikely to change any minds supports NOT releasing them, as DT wants to do. It means Gowdy is saying there isn't anything to be gained by releasing them.

And so does this statement of Gowdy's at the end:

Gowdy said he understands Trump's frustration that Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation, but added that the Justice Department is a branch that depends on objectivity.

"I would prefer that they keep their differences private," Gowdy said.

So on Friday, Trump ordered a delay, and he's still acting like he'll do it eventually. The allies are strongly objecting. And now Gowdy is saying it's unnecessary.

So I hope it's still up in the air. DT is weighing the amount of blowback he'll receive both from allies and from key people in Congress.