Federal Secrecy in Trump Indictment Complicates Uncovering Political Lies.
The recent indictment of former President Donald Trump on 37 federal charges related to his possession and mishandling of classified documents highlights the problem of federal secrecy gone wild, which is spawning a caste system that betrays democracy and makes political lies almost irrefutable. The pervasive secrecy in Washington empowers politicians to expose and protect who they please, and the battle over federal secrecy could determine the fate of President Joe Biden’s presidency and re-election campaign. The legal caste system of federal secrecy cannot be reconciled with democracy, and when only 1% of the populace is permitted to access endless classified information, the vast majority of Americans have been classified unfit to judge their own government.