I don't know that it will be whitewashed, but historical precedence of oversight performed by those with a conflict of interest suggests that this is a likely o

I don't know that it will be whitewashed, but historical precedence of oversight performed by those with a conflict of interest suggests that this is a likely outcome. I would rather wait for them to list those individuals that will be tasked with oversight. Waiting for them to release the report is too late to point out obvious conflicts of interest. Anyways, Obama made it clear that the intent of this "oversight" is not to determine whether or not these programs are constitutional, effective or necessary, but that the intent is to make the American people comfortable with what is being done. If that isn't a declaration that this committee will be chosen to guarantee delivery of conclusion aligned with his own confirmation bias, then I don't know what is. Knowing that these people are being assembled to make the American people comfortable, means that we have a responsibility to make sure that this group gets assembled with people who are capable of coming to the conclusion that they themselves are personally not comfortable with current surveillance practices and therefore will be unwilling to communicate comfort to the American people in whatever report they happen to publish.