By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
President Trump’s demand for the “immediate declassification” of details of the Russia investigation are likely to be met with proposed redactions by the FBI and Justice Department, Bloomberg reports, citing three people familiar with the matter.
No timeline was been made as the FBI, DOJ and Office of the Director of National Intelligence come through sensitive materials.
On Monday, the White House demanded the declassification of all text messages related to the Russia investigation by Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and several other officials, including former FBI Director James Comey and his deputy, Andrew McCabe.
Once the FBI and DOJ have identified their proposed redactions, the Office of Director of National Intelligence will review the material before handing it over to the White House.
As president, Trump has the authority to release the documents regardless of proposed redactions by the federal agencies.
