Seriosly, why?

  • auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    The investigation was still ongoing, which Trump ended. And the DOJ is supposed to operate independently from the president.

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        17 hours ago

        ?? Yes which Trump ended. Investigation was ongoing which meant info couldn’t be released, Trump ended it. What aren’t you getting?

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          12 hours ago

          Well, assuming “They were sealed until Jan 2024” is true, then from that point forward they could have been released but weren’t.

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            12 hours ago

            The investigation was still ongoing so they couldn’t have. There was thousands of people involved. It didn’t stop until Trump stopped it the other week.

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              12 hours ago

              And why would “investigation is still ongoing” stop them from releasing it? My opinion: either a convenient excuse, or yet another self-own from the Democratic Party.

              They chose not to release it, despite being under no true obligation.

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                10 hours ago

                It’s standard DOJ protocol to avoid compromising witnesses, active leads, or uncharged co-conspirators. Releasing unredacted files mid-investigation could tank prosecutions.