DOJ is working as hard as the Jan. 6 committee, maybe harder, and could use more help from them

[crickets]

18. For what it's worth:

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney
And now DOJ gives a clue about why the committee might not want to hand over transcripts: When it gets them, DOJ says it will provide those transcripts to defense attorneys as part of its discovery obligations.
3:21 PM · Jun 9, 2022

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Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote
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Why would providing transcripts to defense attorneys make the committee not want to hand them over?
4:21 PM · Jun 9, 2022

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney
Replying to @seditiontrack and @MuellerSheWrote
Because once the universe of people with access to the transcripts gets larger, the ability of the committee to control that information and assure it doesn't leak is diminished. Right now, they have a monopoly over it, once it's in DOJ's hands, they lose that contorl.
4:28 PM · Jun 9, 2022

I can see both sides of the argument here, leaning slightly to the committee. Leaks could destroy what they're attempting to do in persuading the American public that tfg and great gobs of the GOP tried to coup. The committee will hand over everything. Just not yet.

But Thompson also told reporters last month the committee may allow some materials requested to be reviewed in the panel’s offices.

This sounds like a reasonable potential workaround. A limited number of eyes would be allowed, and any leaks could immediately be traced to the perpetrator/s.