President Donald Trump, the one man able to block the release, did not appreciate their persistence. Intelligence officials, meanwhile, were again left scratching their heads about a president whose impulses they cannot predict. In the JFK files matter, one White House official said, Trump wanted to make clear he wouldn't be bullied by the agencies. Whatever occurred in the lead-up to deadline day, Trump was irritated Thursday that agencies still were arguing for more redactions. According to White House officials, Trump accepted that some of the records contained references to sensitive sources and methods used by the intelligence community and law enforcement and that declassification could harm American foreign policy interests.

Source: Fox News October 27, 2017 23:01 UTC