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Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one [Sen. Wyden to CIA] public unless they feel a paper trail...
Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
Not great. Really not great.
Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
— Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T21:52:57.870Z
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
— Kashmir Hill (@kashhill.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T21:53:51.413Z
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... BUT he wants to make sure that we all know there IS a letter and it MUST BE important.
