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The letter states that members can review the documents in person, provided they give the DOJ 24 hours’ notice. The option at this point is only available to members of Congress — and not their staff. They may take notes but can’t bring in any electronic devices, the letter said.

The review will only be of the 3 million files currently available to the public, not the extensive trove of more than 6 million documents in total that the DOJ says it has in its possession.

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[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

I question why is it still a limited set? There's no reason not to make everything available u der these conditions.

[-] kingofras@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

There is no reason to believe the ‘3 million’ unreleased documents is true either.

At the deadline of the 19th, Bondi said something that there were 2 million documents. Now we’re at 6 million. And again, we are just talking about DOJ / FBI. Nobody is mentioning CIA NSA, even though the entire thing reeks of Israeli / Russian intelligence. You’re telling me those organisations weren’t keeping tabs on a guy involved in serial crimes in multiple states with several high ranking justice and police departments in his power.

There are likely millions more documents. Miraculously congress is not interested in them, or if they are, it is all happening behind closed doors.

[-] arin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

They are hiding 3 million more Trump files about pedo island???!

[-] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

useless; congress needs to start smacking the executive with the stick and putting the carrot away for now

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm trying not to get too excited or expect too much, but this is REALLY good, right?

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 days ago

No. It's bullshit. They can view the files...in person...in a room...without any means to record...by appointment only.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

AND they are probably all collaborationists anyway.

[-] amikulo@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

It's not nearly enough. But remember how representatives started flipping on the release after meeting with victims? Then it became (nearly) unanimous.

I hope that 4 or 5 republicans see something in those documents horrifying enough to shock them into action again.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It sounds very fair, and exactly the scenario I had concocted in my head. Which leaves me extremely skeptical.

E: anything they find would likely be inadmissible in court.

[-] natecox@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago

I don’t think it’s fair at all. They’re being allowed to read the documents:

  • in person only
  • without any electronic devices
  • on a DOJ computer
  • at a DOJ facility
  • by appointment

There is absolutely no way in this scenario to verify the integrity of the documents, or cross reference them with the redacted versions. Anything they find will need to be notated by hand and will not be verifiable with any other organization.

Not to mention the fact that actually going through these documents with any level of rigor would be the work of an entire team of people working around the clock for months.

This is less than useless.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

I think this is fairly standard process for sensitive documents. It at least allows them to see if the redactions are for the right reasons.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

We will have motivated people who will know exactly who is implicated in the files. That's nothing resembling useless.

[-] adhd_traco@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

While I definitely think this is a move they forced into and hoping to use it later to say "stop pestering us about these files, we even let you see them all!", I also think it might have some value there. If at least a few of them come prepared and genuinely care, they might come across information such as money trails involving client names, codes, global banks, etc. and then use that information to pressure those institutions.

Obviously the DOJ is complicit, but it can be ammunition for more pressure regardless.

Also, wouldn't be surprised to hear members of congress complain to the media later that they were kicked out, or prevented from taking notes when they came across something worthwhile enough.

[-] amikulo@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

There are 259 dems in congress. Without looking them all up, I'll pessimistically say half of them are young and lucid enough to actually do research on a computer. If those 130 people go in each with a handful of specific questions (redacted documents that look hella suspicious but need details filled in), I think they could get a lot of useful information.

None of this is to say "we've got trump this time!" But they could get information that concretely shows how the DOJ is covering for child rapists and violating the law. This will make a lot of news going into the mid terms and prompt numerous investigations, hopefully impeachments and resignations.

It's not enough, but it does have some value.

[-] natecox@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

We already have motivated people, who already know who is implicated in the files; but without hard proof we will be stalled forever.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago

Who are you referring to that knows who's implicated, and why aren't they talking about it?

[-] natecox@programming.dev -1 points 2 days ago

Ah, ok, you’re just a troll.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Ah ok you just made that up.

The ones that haven’t been deleted and hidden that is

[-] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Like, all several millions of them? In one sitting?

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