Wednesday, July 28, 2021

So much for Trump's non-disclosure agreements.

Non-disclosure agreements might work well for patent holders, but, it isn't going to work for secrets to overthrow the government.

July 8, 2021
By Bill Bostock

The Justice Department (click here) has told former Trump administration officials they can answer questions from congressional committees about the Capitol riot and the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to reports.

A letter from the DOJ, obtained by The New York Times, Politico, and NBC News, said a select number of officials can offer "unrestricted testimony" to investigations led by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A number of former officials have already been asked by the Senate and House committees to detail the pressure they came under to investigate the legitimacy of the election, the Times said, but they were unable to take part until now.

Both committees are examining how Trump pressured officials to question the election result and how pro-Trump supporters were able to storm the Capitol on January 6....