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Originally posted by HarmlessRabbit
Oh, I agree with regards to the public. If you read to the end, you'll see that congress is pretty upset that they weren't kept in the loop. Not just the democrats in congress, but the republicans too.
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I also don't have a problem with Congress hearing about it later. There are plenty of attention whores in Congress who aren't above using sensitive material to better their own personal (or party) standing. While I wish it was true that everyone would put the national good above their own interests, we know that doesn't always happen.
As far as Sparhawk's comment about attention not impeding an investigation, it absolutely does. Discrete inquiries can be made when there's no attention, people are more forthcoming if they aren't convinced that international or public pressure is mounting for scapegoats, etc. Just because "plenty of ordinary citizens get thrust into the spotlight without their consent" and handle it ok doesn't mean it doesn't influence the outcome and doesn't increase the risk of unfair trials.