What’s especially telling here is that the outcome undermines the idea of partisan obstruction altogether. A near-unanimous vote like that signals institutional consensus, not a coordinated effort by one party to suppress information. When both Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly support the same transparency measure, it weakens claims that this was driven by partisan loyalty or anti-Trump sentiment.
It also highlights a common problem with politically charged claims: motive is asserted without evidence. Pointing to party affiliation or assumed animus (“hatred for Trump”) isn’t a substitute for documentation or corroboration. In contrast, the legislative record is public, verifiable, and bipartisan, which makes it a much stronger basis for evaluating what actually happened.
