"That's what they want most people to think. They are in charge of keeping the dangerous information out of the public eye, keeping others from speaking up about it. But the point is that the Ministry is in shambles, and they're trying to clean it all up. Point is, a lot of them are scared, and kept a lot of secrets away from Voldemort when he tried running things. So as an act of good faith, I have to help prove that the Ministry I'm helping to reform with Kingsley is a stabilizing force. But that's why the Horcruxes haven't been brought up publicly, and same for the Deathly Hallows. I don't trust unchecked power with Shacklebolt, but Harry? Him, I trust.