Full disclosure a must

[struggle4progress]

Originally published February 24, 2019 at 12:01 pm
By The Seattle Times editorial board

Congress and the people of America must press for maximum disclosure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings.

Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election is critical to establish whether the election was compromised and to address vulnerabilities. The report is the CT scan the nation is eagerly awaiting to learn whether there’s a cancer attacking the heart of its democracy. Voters – and history – will look darkly on any who try to withhold or limit disclosure.


Findings, evidence and explanations must be fully disclosed, without creating doubt about whether the administration of President Donald Trump is manipulating or withholding information. This was always the case, but concerns about interference are amplified by Trump’s extraordinary efforts to discredit and undermine the investigation. Mueller’s work has already led to dozens of indictments and guilty pleas by Trump’s former campaign chairman and other advisers.

Even if Mueller’s report says he’s found nothing further, “we need to know what he knows and how he came to that conclusion, if it’s to be believed,” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, told this editorial board on Wednesday ...

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/full-disclosure-of-mueller-report-is-a-must/

[lunasun]

1. "we need to know what he knows and how he came to that conclusion, if it's to be believed,"

Right there with ya on that senator
full disclosure