WASHINGTON — The House intelligence committee chairman said Sunday he plans to release the transcripts of dozens of private interviews conducted during its investigation into Russian election-meddling and would push the director of national intelligence to declassify others. ADVERTISEMENTHe said the committee interviewed nearly 70 people, and he estimated that about 70 percent to 80 percent of those interviews are not classified. The committee already has released a handful of transcripts, but only in cases where the witness insisted on a public disclosure. The Senate intelligence committee is still conducting its own investigation and has interviewed far more witnesses than the shorter House probe. The chairman, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, has said he won’t release committee documents, so it is unclear whether any of those interviews will ever become public.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 22:18 UTC