There is nuance within the directive for declassification by President Trump. The sets of documents are not identical in the way they are classified within the intelligence apparatus. There are distinct differences and conflicting reports [Bloomberg Report and Washington Examiner] perhaps based on conflation and miss-identification of those differences. First, Sara Carter:
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Breaking down the presidential directive to the four component parts helps understanding the issue(s), and the likelihood for redactions within the release(s):
- (1) pages 10-12 and 17-34 of the June 2017 application to the FISA court in the matter of Carter W. Page;
- (2) all FBI reports of interviews with Bruce G. Ohr prepared in connection with the Russia investigation;
- (3) all FBI reports of interviews prepared in connection with all Carter Page FISA applications.
- (4) publicly release of all text messages relating to the Russia investigation, without redaction, of James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and Bruce Ohr.
