🛰️ SUBJECT:
“The Redaction Wall- How EXIM Bank Used ‘Commercial Confidentiality’ to Blackout Ukraine War Risk Assessments”
🧩 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Newly released Export-Import Bank Enterprise Risk Committee minutes reveal systematic redaction of ALL Ukraine-Russia exposure discussions under FOIA Exemptions 4 & 5 during critical invasion period (Feb-Mar 2022). While publicly claiming “stabilized portfolio,” internal risk assessments were completely blacked out under “commercial confidentiality” and “deliberative process” privileges.
Key Finding:
EXIM created a transparency firewall at exactly the moment taxpayers needed visibility into Ukraine-war financial exposures- using commercial secrecy as justification for national security-level redactions.
⚙️ STRUCTURAL FINDINGS
- The Blackout Timeline
· Feb 28, 2022: ERC meeting 4 days after invasion
· Mar 10, 2022: Emergency ERC meeting as sanctions hit
· Result: Every substantive Ukraine/Russia risk assessment REDACTED
· Only permitted: Generic statements about “supply chain issues” - The Exemption Shell Game
· (b)(4): “Commercial information” – used to hide specific credit exposures
· (b)(5): “Deliberative process” – used to hide risk analysis & recovery plans
· Effect: Complete information blackout on which US loans faced default - The Russia Exit Strategy
Unredacted portion reveals: “ERC members unanimously approved the recommendation to close in Russia” – but WHAT they’re closing remains classified as commercial secret.
💰 FOLLOW THE REDACTION TRAIL
· Redaction density: 78% of risk discussion pages completely blacked out
· Timing: Critical risk assessments hidden during maximum market uncertainty
· Transparency score: 0/10 – worse than classified documents with justified redactions
· Public narrative vs reality: “Stabilized portfolio” vs complete information blackout
🧬 CULTURAL ANALYSIS
EXIM operates under “commercial absolutism” – where ANY financial information can be deemed “commercial secret” regardless of public interest. The Ukraine invasion created perfect storm: legitimate commercial concerns weaponized to hide potentially embarrassing exposures.
The redaction pattern suggests:
· Known problematic loans to Russian-connected entities
· Ukraine exposure potentially larger than disclosed
· Recovery plans that would reveal poor risk management
🔓 PUBLIC RELEASE RECOMMENDATION
- Publish side-by-side analysis showing redaction absurdity
- File appeal focusing on “public interest override” for Ukraine-related disclosures
- Cross-reference with SEC filings of same companies to identify what EXIM is hiding
- Launch parallel FOIA for Board minutes where final decisions were made
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Patreon.com/berndpulch exclusive content includes:
· Complete redaction mapping visualization
· EXIM FOIA appeal template specific to (b)(4)/(b)(5) exemptions
· Database of companies with known Ukraine/Russia exposure during this period
· Comparison with European export credit agency disclosures
· Annotated legal strategy for challenging “commercial confidentiality” overreach
🔖 CAPTION
They didn’t just redact sensitive information- they redacted accountability itself.
TAGS FOR DISCOVERY:
EXIMBank#FOIA #Ukraine #RussiaSanctions #Redaction #GovernmentTransparency #CommercialConfidentiality #RiskManagement #BerndPulch #FOIAFail
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