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This has happened so many times I feel like the DoJ must have some sort of standardised redaction pipeline to prevent it by now. Assuming they do, why wasn't it

by __alexs 10mo ago

This has happened so many times I feel like the DoJ must have some sort of standardised redaction pipeline to prevent it by now. Assuming they do, why wasn't it used?

srean 10mo ago
I am happy with their lack of expertise and hope it stays that way, because I cannot remember a single case where redactions put the citizenry at a better place for it. Of course if it's in the middle of an investigation it can spoil the investigation, allow criminals to cover their tracks, allow escape. In such case the document should be vetted by competent and honest officials to judge whether it is timely to release it, or whether suppressing it just ensures that investigation is never concluded, extending a forever renewed cover to the criminals.
themafia 10mo ago
Secure systems are not exactly the right environment for quick release and handling. So documents invariably get onto regular desktops with off the shelf software used by untrained personnel.
drcongo 10mo ago
DOGE
2026iknewit 10mo ago
Of course there is a process. There was also a process on how to communicate top secret information, but these idiots prefered to use signal. I'm completly lost on how you can be surprised by this at all? Trump is in there, tells some FBI faboon to black everything out, they collect a group of people they can find and start going through these files as fast as they can. "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace instead becomes a circus."
- scubbo 10mo ago
  > some FBI faboon I'm not familiar with the term, and Urban Dictionary only has "fake babboon" which I suspect is not the intent here - what does it mean?
  - 2026iknewit 10mo ago
    I wanted to write FBI Baboon
- __alexs 10mo ago
  Here in the UK we have a thing called the civil service. They are not immune from government meddling but if they are good at anything it's writing and following processes, even under duress.
harywilke 10mo ago
there are FOIA lawsuits seeking the redaction training videos, one by https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com so maybe one day we will know more.
kayodelycaon 10mo ago
They probably fired that department.

by __alexs 10mo ago

This has happened so many times I feel like the DoJ must have some sort of standardised redaction pipeline to prevent it by now. Assuming they do, why wasn't it used?

srean 10mo ago

I am happy with their lack of expertise and hope it stays that way, because I cannot remember a single case where redactions put the citizenry at a better place for it. Of course if it's in the middle of an investigation it can spoil the investigation, allow criminals to cover their tracks, allow escape. In such case the document should be vetted by competent and honest officials to judge whether it is timely to release it, or whether suppressing it just ensures that investigation is never concluded, extending a forever renewed cover to the criminals.

themafia 10mo ago

Secure systems are not exactly the right environment for quick release and handling. So documents invariably get onto regular desktops with off the shelf software used by untrained personnel.

drcongo 10mo ago

DOGE

2026iknewit 10mo ago

Of course there is a process. There was also a process on how to communicate top secret information, but these idiots prefered to use signal. I'm completly lost on how you can be surprised by this at all? Trump is in there, tells some FBI faboon to black everything out, they collect a group of people they can find and start going through these files as fast as they can. "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king; the palace instead becomes a circus."

scubbo 10mo ago
> some FBI faboon I'm not familiar with the term, and Urban Dictionary only has "fake babboon" which I suspect is not the intent here - what does it mean?
- 2026iknewit 10mo ago
  I wanted to write FBI Baboon
__alexs 10mo ago
Here in the UK we have a thing called the civil service. They are not immune from government meddling but if they are good at anything it's writing and following processes, even under duress.

harywilke 10mo ago

there are FOIA lawsuits seeking the redaction training videos, one by https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com https://bsky.app/profile/muellershewrote.com so maybe one day we will know more.

kayodelycaon 10mo ago

They probably fired that department.