The Office of Management and Budget released 192 pages of Ukraine-related documents shortly before the midnight deadline last night.

The emails are heavily redacted, and the details of what was being discussed within them are almost entirely blacked out. OMB said the heavy redactions are necessary because disclosing the details would inhibit “the frank and candid exchange of views that is necessary for effective government decision making.”

(Otherwise known as “criminal conspiracy.”)

3 thoughts on “The Office of Management and Budget released 192 pages of Ukraine-related documents shortly before the midnight deadline last night.

  1. The one thing I can say is that Biden at least had the balls to disclose to everyone what the Obama administration policy was to the world, not hide behind redacted docs!

  2. So what about the frank and candid transparency that is needed to tell if something criminal is taking place?

    1. This is like one of those logic puzzles. (One guy only lies and the other guy only tells the truth, and you’re at a fork in the road, blah, blah …) You can figure out what the answers really mean.

      My rule of thumb:

      If they claim executive privilege on the basis of national security, there’s at least a decent chance the details really need to be kept secret.

      But if they are claiming it based on the the “frank and candid exchange of views,” they really mean that they planned crimes and don’t want you to know. If revealing the “privileged” discussions would reveal the nobility and integrity of the conversations, they would be made public in a heartbeat. No politician would hide something that cleared his name or made him look good, so if he’s hiding it, you can be 99.99% certain it’s crooked.

      (Same logic applies to the ol’ “I refuse to dignify that with an answer” tactic in response to “did you beat your wife?” If the answer was no, he would just say “no,” so if he says “I refuse to dignify that with an answer,” he totally beats his wife. )

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