Lawmakers Call for Reform in US Classification System
The past several months have seen allegations of mishandling classified documents brought against President Joe Biden, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former President Donald Trump, who was indicted last week by the Department of Justice on charges of doing that and more.
In April, Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira accessed and allegedly leaked classified information. He was indicted last week.
In light of these instances, there have been calls from lawmakers and the intelligence community for reform of the U.S. classification system. A common issue raised is overclassification.
“Overclassification of records plagues the Intelligence Community,” Chris Farrell, the director of investigations and research at the right-wing watchdog Judicial Watch and a former Army counterintelligence officer, told The Epoch Times….