What We Learned From The JFK Files

ThereareanumberofwaystoillustratetheunusualdegreeofresponsivenessofthecurrentTrumpadministration,especiallyascomparedtotheirpredecessors.Youcould,forexample,pointtohowtheWhiteHousestruckadealwithElSalvadortohouseillegalaliengangmembers,andthendeportedthosegangmembersinamatterofdays—beforeafederaljudgecouldstopthem.Similarly,theWhiteHouseendedHunterBiden’sSecretServicedetailwithinabout24hoursofdiscoveringthathestillhadone.PresidentTrumpalsoannouncedhewasinvalidatingJoeBiden’spardons,justacoupleofdaysafteraninvestigationrevealedthatBiden’ssignaturewasbeingrubber-stampedwithanAutopenonprettymucheverydocumenthesignedwhileinoffice.Thesearethekindsofquick,decisiveactionsthat—whetheryouagreewiththemornot—arenottypicalofmostadministrations. Butmaybetheclearestexampleofthelevelofresponsivenesswe’regettingfromtheWhiteHousecamelastnight,whentheadministrationreleasedmorethanathousandoftheso-called“JFKFiles”ontheinternet,totalingmorethan30,000pag