Whom do we believe?
The Senate’s health care bill – which was drafted in secrecy and should be named the Tax Care Reconciliation Act – was just the most recent Trump administration assault on transparency in government.
Despite Trump’s “drain the swamp” pledges, this regime’s mantra is hide from public scrutiny at every opportunity.
Examples: Agency officials have withheld internal documents from even friendly Republicans, Trump continues to forbid the release of his tax returns, the White House now refuses to release visitor logs, and media aides have started banning cameras at otherwise routine news briefings.
But why not? Tweets are now “official” statements, and it’s perfectly clear that we shouldn’t trust them.