The president named a science council to review the government’s data. What's taking so long?

Loeb gives his council until the end of the calendar year to receive meaningful data from the government. At that point, he might need to reassess the situation. But he’s hopeful that Trump’s penchant for declassification of intelligence files, the precedence of the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act, and this era’s mania for disclosure of secrets can conspire to give him the data he seeks. Loeb also supports efforts by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Rep. Eric...