Part of the Donald Trump Agenda47 campaign was to “Establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to declassify and publish all documents on Deep State spying, censorship, and abuses of power.” It’s not a bad idea, considering Americans’ trust in the US government and its institutions remains near its lowest point ever. Not to mention, as many as 50 million documents are classified annually, costing roughly $18 billion yearly to maintain. So making the government transparent seems long overdue. Is that even possible, or have Americans endured so much secrecy and deceit that declassification might feel like just a ploy to mislead them while bureaucrats continue the charade?
The Classified Mess Trump Faces
The first problem is that, when discussing classified documents, people tend to focus on what the government is hiding instead of recognizing its…
