Republicans Launch Task Force to Declassify Sensitive Government Records

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Prolonged government secrecy has eroded public trust, fueling demands for greater transparency, said Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.)

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Feb. 18 announced the Republican appointments to a new task force aimed at declassifying federal secrets and increasing government transparency.

The committeeโ€™s chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), newly appointed chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, named task force members Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), and Brandon Gill (R-Texas) in a Feb. 18 statement.

The formation of the task force comes in the wake of President Donald Trumpโ€™s Executive Order 14176, signed on Jan. 23, calling for the declassification of records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Comer expressed confidence in the appointed members in the Feb. 18 statement, saying, โ€œThe Republicans on Rep. Lunaโ€™s task force are steadfast champions of transparency, and I am confident they will vigorously pursue and deliver the truth on critical issues.โ€

In the statement, Luna emphasized the task forceโ€™s commitment to swift action, saying, โ€œOur mission is simple: to ensure these documents are released swiftly and in their entirety, giving the American people the truth they deserve.โ€

The task forceโ€™s creation was first announced on Feb. 11, with Comer citing a growing demand from the American public for transparency.

โ€œFor too long, the federal government has kept information of public interest classified and the American people are demanding greater transparency. This secrecy has sowed distrust in our institutions,โ€ he stated.

Task Forceโ€™s Scope

The task forceโ€™s scope extends beyond the assassination records mentioned in Trumpโ€™s executive order, with Luna indicating that the group will also investigate โ€œUAPs/USOs, the Epstein client list, COVID-19 origins, and the 9/11 files.โ€

The task force has been authorized for a six-month period, in accordance with committee rules.

On the day that the committee was formed, Comer and Luna sent 11 letters to initiate the declassification of such documents.

Byย Rudy Blalock

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