[–] monsterdoggie ago
If Trump just started ordering things declassified and released to the public, it would be reckless and dangerous. There are real legitimate reasons for secrecy in those agencies because of operational and national security. An example is how China murdered a bunch of undercover CIA agents because they learned their identities from Hillary Clinton. And also, Trump can't do everything by himself. He ordered the attorney general to investigate the crimes that took place, and he gave him the ability to declassify as needed for that investigation. The whole point of this is to prosecute criminals, and in the process, a lot of information will be declassified, but not everything. They have to keep secret the details of ongoing legitimate operations for security reasons.