Florida Gov. Rick Scott called for the Obama administration to release the full, unedited transcripts of communications with the Orlando gunman on Monday after the FBI released partial transcripts.
The Republican governor said he “absolutely” disagrees with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who has said the transcripts won’t be released in full to avoid revictimizing the survivors of the massacre.
“I’ve gone to funerals and sat down and cried with the parents. I have visited individual in the hospitals. They’re grieving. They want answers,” Rick said during an interview on Fox News.
He continued: “If it was my family, I would want answers, and you would too. We all would like answers. [Lynch] should release everything that doesn’t impact the investigation.”
The remarks come after House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) criticized Obama’s administration for not releasing the full transcripts, calling the decision to release “selectively edited” transcripts “preposterous.”
