Pretty likely it happens before the midterms. But when?
Trump will want to drop it when it is THE story and sucks all the oxygen out of the room.
So that means after the Kavanaugh BS. And the FBI will likely turn over its report at earliest on Oct 5th (Thursday), so the earliest they could vote is Oct 6th.
Which would mean the earliest Trump could drop the declass would be October 9th.
The latest would likely be a week before the election, or Monday, October the 29th.
The thinking has been that as soon as the documents are declassed, it will set off a domino effect and Deep Staters will start panicking and ratting each other out, resignations, etc.
If Trump releases it around October 9th, that likely means more is coming.
If he releases it closer to the 26th, that likely means that's the only bullet he has in his gun, and he's firing it at the last minute to try to sway votes.
I personally think the declass will set off a chain of events so it will come earlier. We'll see.
Trump will want to drop it when it is THE story and sucks all the oxygen out of the room.
So that means after the Kavanaugh BS. And the FBI will likely turn over its report at earliest on Oct 5th (Thursday), so the earliest they could vote is Oct 6th.
Which would mean the earliest Trump could drop the declass would be October 9th.
The latest would likely be a week before the election, or Monday, October the 29th.
The thinking has been that as soon as the documents are declassed, it will set off a domino effect and Deep Staters will start panicking and ratting each other out, resignations, etc.
If Trump releases it around October 9th, that likely means more is coming.
If he releases it closer to the 26th, that likely means that's the only bullet he has in his gun, and he's firing it at the last minute to try to sway votes.
I personally think the declass will set off a chain of events so it will come earlier. We'll see.