#5 above is confirmation of the circuitous route employed to deceive the FISC.
Q2776 - Barr questioning Mueller "Why is everything kept confidential and under inappropriate classification?
Q2501 - Referencing Executive Order 13526
(a) In no case shall information be classified, continue to be maintained as classified, or fail to be declassified in order to: (1) conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error; (2) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency; (3) restrain competition; or (4) prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection in the interest of the national security.
Things that make you go hmmm.