WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department has succeeded, for the moment, in convincing President Donald Trump to hold off on declassifying secret documents related to the ongoing criminal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. They agreed to release them but stated that so doing may have a perceived negative impact on the Russia probe. Therefore, the Inspector General..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018....has been asked to review these documents on an expedited basis. A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment, while a representative of the Justice Department’s inspector general did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Leah Millis/Reuters Part of the documents Trump had asked the Justice Department to declassify were texts exchanged between former FBI lawyer Lisa Page (above) and former FBI agent Peter Strzok.

Source: Huffington Post September 21, 2018 15:46 UTC