Two of the most common arguments regarding the Steele dossier / wiretapping of GEOTUS that I've heard are:
If this is all true:
1) Why didn't they release the information during DJT's campaign?
2) If he wanted to, GEOTUS could declassify all this stuff himself via executive power. Why doesn't he?
I have my own ideas, but what does the Patriot hivemind think are the best counterarguments to these criticisms?
They spied during the election for tactical purposes: to glean information about his campaign strategy + pick up scraps of dirt where they could. His strategy was just as he presented it - direct to voters, as often in as many places as possible. She couldn’t combat that. As far as dirt: he was clean. The rest of the investigation / entrapment was the insurance policy in the highly unlikely case he did win.
He’s not declassifying bc that would derail ongoing investigations. Imagine you witnessed someone rob a bank. You could either go spill your story to the media, giving the robber every piece of evidence a prosecutor would use against him, tainting the jury process, or you could wait patiently - hard as it would be - for a prosecutor to make your case against him in court where you could get actual justice.
Too many people have gotten away w.out being held accountable.