Why did the Senate Intel Committee decide to release the "Report" at this time?

[kentuck]

It is controlled by the Republicans, so it would have been their decision.

Were they afraid that the truth would come out after the election so it was better for them personally and politically to say they released the report before the election because they had nothing to hide? (When in fact, they have been hiding it for 3 years)

What other reason could there have been?

[DEbluedude]

1. You got it. CYA.

They knew it and the motherfuckers still didn’t impeach him. Traitors.

[DUgosh]

2. One can only wonder about the intel

The Republicans would not agree to release. This was small “cya “ maneuver to lessen a much bigger release of evidence

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. The chair of the committee resigned, or is about to, so had to release now

Or the new chair could block the release of the report.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. The rats haven't left the sinking ship yet, but

they seem to be peering cautiously over the gunwales. I think they see the iceberg up ahead.

[In It to Win It]

5. ... and also hoping that the news of this report would be in the shadow casted by the 2020 DNC

I'm thinking they were hoping that all or most of the focus would be on Joe Biden and his Jamaican-Indian-black-Asian woman running mate would make the most noise.

[sweetloukillbot]

6. I'm thinking there are some speeches being furiously rewritten write now NT

[WhiteTara]

7. I think they want the DNC convention to drown out

the news.

[Xolodno]

8. Pretty simple actually.

If you think your guy is going to win....sit on it until after the election. Hey, he's limited to two terms anyway (unless you ask Trump).

If he's going to go down in flames, drop it all out now, so you can say you didn't "do any favors" and it only took this long because they were being very meticulous on verifying the information.

Oh and yes, drop it during the convention or natural disaster so it gets lost and nobody asks hard questions.

[kentuck]

9. I think that is right on.

They are thinking of their political futures.