Are intel officials trying to slow Trump order to declassify Russia probe documents?

[fleur-de-lisa]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/are-intel-officials-trying-slow-trump-order-declassify-russia-probe-n910796

U.S. intelligence officials, blindsided by President Donald Trump's order that they make public highly sensitive files in the Russia investigation, are hoping the White House will allow them to conduct a formal declassification review and damage assessment before they are forced to release the documents, current and former officials tell NBC News.

Senior executives at the FBI, Justice Department and Office of the Director of National intelligence were scrambling Tuesday to respond after being taken by surprise by a White House press release Monday directing them to release classified material they had previously determined should not be made public.

At issue are documents the FBI used to convince a federal judge in 2016 to allow electronic surveillance of Carter Page, a Trump foreign policy adviser with ties to Russia. Parts of that surveillance application were released in July, but much was held back for national security reasons. Trump ordered some of that still-secret material released, as well as classified reports of all FBI interviews in connection with the application.

Trump also ordered that the FBI release text messages sent and received by law enforcement officials he believes were working against him, including former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, former FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, and current Justice Department lawyer Bruce Ohr, a Russian organized crime expert. Sent on unclassified systems, the text messages should not contain Top Secret material.

[jaysunb]

1. More impeachable actions. n/t

[Fred Sanders]

4. The text message release is purely spite and a desire to push more propaganda to his failing cult.

A political ploy 100% and yes, another impeachment count to be added to the list.

The FBI agents exchanging texts on unclassified servers were personal.p, the release is pure theatrics, another bread and circuses event being set up by Shitler that President Obama warned all of us to recognize, call out from their side, and avoid on ours.

[jaysunb]

5. +1000 n/t

[lagomorph777]

2. Trump's Shallow State is ignoring him. Again.

And...um...do United States Government officials take their orders in the form of press releases? I don't think so.

[Historic NY]

3. Mob boss wants to see them to blow the case...