I'd be a fool to believe that such things never happen and I certainly do not consider that a laughing matter. However, this is a high profile case. That is one "fact" that we can all agree on. This case is under severe scrutiny by not only the public but by members of Congress right up to the office of the President. Either the transcripts aren't available yet due to procedural requirements or they are intentionally being withheld. Either way "they" will have to release the transcripts and either way, we will eventually know why we had to wait so long for them.
It would be hard to imagine a more high-profile case than that of Sandy Burglar, but the Bush Justice Dept. has succeeded in keeping the lid on that one, too, and we peons will never, ever know the truth about it. Or about Whitewater (pretty high-profile, wouldn't you say?), Marc Rich and the rest of Pardongate, Chinagate, etc.
Every big business buys influence. That's about all Congress and the rest of govt. is good for these days: selling influence. It should surprise no one if the drug cartels, some of the most lucrative enterprises in the world, haven't infiltrated our government, including Federal agencies and law enforcement. Organized crime has done so everywhere else in the world, and the U.S. is no exception.
"Either way "they" will have to release the transcripts and either way, we will eventually know why we had to wait so long for them."
Let's hope no one gets cute and redacts pertinent passages, citing national security concerns.
Believe me, if Someone Important wanted those transcripts expedited, they would be. As someone else has posted, the govt. has no interest in seeing them released soon, if ever. ( I wouldn't even put it past them to doctor the transcripts.) They know that every delay is painful and dangerous for the agents.