This has already been mentioned but it's an important observation which bears repeating. As you point out, the justification for not divulging Freeh's work is mainly to protect the confidentiality and RIGHTS of the people interviewed. So where was the concern for the rights of those people when they were denied the ability to have counsel present during their interviews? BoT defenders will say counsel wasn't needed since the interviewees weren't the subject of an official government investigation and the interview was nothing more than a friendly chat with Freeh's people. OK, so what would have been the big deal about having counsel present especially since everyone is now claiming the rights of the interviewees were so important? The BoT and their defenders are talking in circles.
Great points. Its also disturbing the interviewees were denied counsel when you consider in some of the interviews members of the OAG were present! No way in hell im giving an interview with no cousel while a prosecutor is present. Then again folks jobs were threatened if they didn't participate. The whole interview process was a complete and utter joke.