20 Years Ago Dem Judiciary leader Did Not Want Special Prosecutor Files Released. Now, He Demands Them!

Oh well, but at least he's lost weight!

Democrats have demanded that the entire Mueller report be turned over without redactions to the Judiciary Committee now chaired by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). “The committee must see everything," Nadler told CNN.

But 20 years ago when the Starr report detailing Bill Clinton's perjury to a federal judge Nadler took a completely opposite line:

Nadler 1998: "It's a matter of decency and protecting people's privacy rights" not to release the Whitewater report.“It’s grand jury material. It represents statements which may or may not be true by various witnesses," Nadler said. "Salacious material. All kinds of material that it would be unfair to release.”

Does anyone think that a fully unredacted Mueller report that might contain some private material "unfair to release" would remain private if the full report is turned over to Democrats?

P.S. For those looking for more background on the legal and regulatory discussion this report from the Congressional Research Service is recommended.