- The Trump administration is assembling a task force that will decide whether to release COVID-19 origins material that is currently classified, as well as tackling other issues. The move comes as President Donald Trump already ordered the release of previously classified documents regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and he plans to release more information on the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced the plans for the task force on Tuesday.
- In addition to the potential release of classified documents, the task force will also consider cost-cutting measures within U.S. intelligence agencies.
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The Trump administration continues its push to release more classified information.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Tuesday, April 8, that the administration is considering big changes to the nation’s intelligence community and whether to declassify COVID-19 origins material.
Gabbard said these decisions will be made by a task force known as the Director’s Initiative Group.
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What will the panel look at?
The panel will not only look into declassifying material on COVID-19, but probes into the mystery health symptom known as “Havana Syndrome,” reported by a number of U.S. diplomats and officials, as well as cost-cutting measures within intelligence agencies.
What is Gabbard saying?
Gabbard’s office released a statement about the potential change.
“President Trump promised the American people maximum transparency and accountability. We are committed to executing the president’s vision and focusing the intelligence community on its core mission: ensuring our security by providing the president and policymakers with timely, apolitical, objective, relevant intelligence to inform their decision-making to ensure the safety, security and freedom of the American people.”
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
The office did not reveal how the task force will be assembled, or when it will submit recommendations to Gabbard.
Gabbard also did not disclose which COVID-19 documents are being considered.
Why would it be in line with other moves?
If documents are declassified, the move would be in line with a recent release of COVID-19 information from the Trump administration. As Straight Arrow News recently reported, the U.S. Department of Defense revealed a report withheld by the Biden administration on U.S. service members potentially contracting COVID-19 as early as October 2019 in Wuhan, China.
What else will the task force do?
The task force will also investigate the Trump administration’s accusations of the weaponization and politicization of U.S. intelligence agencies.
The Trump administration’s efforts to declassify more material follows its release of thousands of previously classified documents, regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and plans to release more material on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
