Having built a SCIF or two in my life, I found this discussion of the Republicans and Democrats kinda interesting. So the basic story....to keep all the hearings hush-hush....the Democrats moved the interviews to the basement SCIF of the capital building. The Republicans got tired of the 'game' and stormed the SCIF.
So after looking at this, there's three observations I can make.
1. Normally, the use of a SCIF is tied to use of Top Secret material. Is there anything about this Trump investigation now deemed Top Secret? The answer is no....unless this is really faked-up badly. So the SCIF is being used in a bad manner? More or less.
2. Then we come to recording in a SCIF. You can't record with any device. So either they are taking hand-written notes, or they've broken the rules by bringing in a recording device.
3. SCIFs are by design....fairly compact work areas. You might have a single conference room big enough for 20-odd people. Rarely do you find anything bigger than that. So, is this just for a very small group?
For some reason, I've this funny reason that various hearings will be stamped Secret or Top Secret, and the impeachment paperwork will be deemed partially classified. If this occurs, the public will never get a clear picture of the charges, or the statements by various people. In simple terms....it's a worthless impeachment.
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