Friday, October 5, 2018

Why Are Brennan, Comey, and Rogers Transcripts Being Withheld?

The House Intelligence Committee voted Sept. 28 to release a number of transcripts taken from interviews during its investigation of 2016 election interference by Russia.

As part of the investigation, the House committee noted that it interviewed 73 individuals, resulting in 55 transcribed interviews.

The full list of interviews to be released, accompanied by the actual date of the interview, can be found here.

Mike Rogers at the National Security Agency until Rogers retired in May. The second person to be interviewed was then-President Barack Obama's deputy assistant secretary of defense, Evelyn Farkas, on June 26, 2017.

Rep. Mike Conaway said these interviews were being withheld "As a 'professional courtesy' extended to members of Congress who participated in the interviews with the understanding they would be confidential." Both Wasserman Schultz and Rohrabacher have provided indications they may agree to the release of their transcripts.

The remaining transcripts being withheld are those from closed hearings with former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI Director James Comey, and former NSA Director Mike Rogers.

Important to note in this process is the fact that DNI Coats had yet to review any of the transcripts for declassification prior to the decision to withhold transcripts for Comey, Brennan, and Rogers.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-are-the-brennan-comey-and-rogers-transcripts-being-withheld_2677629.html

No comments: