The most consequential editing process in the country is taking place behind closed doors in drab government offices.
"It's important that the public see it, and also that the public have confidence [that] what they're seeing is the real thing, and not some partial facsimile of the real thing,” said David S. Kris, a former assistant attorney general for national security in the Obama administration.
“When they have a deadline, they can get it done,” said Mark S. Zaid, a Washington lawyer who works on national security issues. Instead, he said, every page carried a warning that it contained what he called “6 material,” a reference to Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which establishes rules for grand jury secrecy.
That vague final category raised concerns that prosecutors could try to shield the White House from embarrassing new disclosures. But Barr promised a Senate panel on Wednesday he wouldn’t hide unflattering information about the president.
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