[ModelBreaker]

“Don’t they want transparency?”

Of course not. But this is not their last ditch attempt. They will find an Obamajudge and try to get a preliminary injunction to move the release until after the midterm elections.

[JustaTech]

The duty of President Trump to order this declassification is codified in EO 1356, signed by Obama in his first year. Underline is mine:

Sec. 1.7. Classification Prohibitions and Limitations.

(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;