Anon take on C before D riddle.
Q confirmed today that Coats' removal comes before Declass. I think this ties in with the declassified NSA data sharing protocols linked last week. Those dealt with how NSA shared raw data feeds with the broader Intelligence Community. Short version, they could notify agencies of data of interest, and those agencies could then make a written request for the raw streams. Written is key. They never thought trump would stay in as long as he has, so track covering was less important than having the data access. There are records of who got what and when.
My guess is that Coats has been running block on all these til now. His removal opens up a lot more info in the paper trail. Potentially streamlining the process of Horowitz, as IC IG, finding out where all this went, after the roadblock of Coats is gone.
This ties in with Qs post of "C before D, accelerating, +5."
C and D plus 5 letters equals H and I
Could be Horowitz and Indictments?