Sometimes a legislator or agency is called to release information to the public. If the info is controversial, a favorite tactic is to unload it during a slow news cycle, like the night before a holiday.
In other words, let "Joe" fall asleep on Friday night, then release the documents. Then, perhaps, it is reported on C-Span only during that weekend.
So paradoxically, if the source considers the document controversial, releasing it after-hours only confirms to everybody the critical nature of that news.
Giving the info during business hours, up front, will otherwise laud you as a good transparent source for the public's interest.
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