House Intel votes to make Nunes memo public
By Katie Bo Williams
01/29/18 06:22 PM EST

The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to make public a GOP-crafted memo alleging what some Republicans say are “shocking” surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The move ends weeks of speculation over whether the memo, which was drafted by staff for chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), would be made public. But it intensifies the dispute over what Democrats say is an all-out assault by Republicans to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The document will not be immediately released. Under the arcane House rule Republicans used to override the classification of the four-page memo, President Trump now has five days to review and reject its publication.

But the White House has signaled support for the document’s release and is widely expected to defy the DOJ in allowing the publication to go forward. The DOJ has opposed the release of the document, reportedly infuriating President Trump.

Some Republicans who have read the memo have hinted heavily that it contains information that could unravel the entire Mueller investigation, long described by the president as a “witch hunt.”

The precise contents of the memo remain unknown. However, it’s believed to contain allegations that the FBI did not adequately explain to a clandestine court that some of the information it used in a surveillance warrant application for Trump adviser Carter Page came from opposition research funded by the Clinton campaign, now known as the “Steele dossier.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/national-secur...nes-memo-public

The next few weeks ought to be interesting

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #5

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Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #3

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As you know the Democrats are doing everything they can either to suppress the memo or dismiss its import. Now consider this astute observation from "The New American": Consider this: If they knew the memo did not show what Republicans claim it does, they would have absolutely nothing to fear. In fact, anyone with a brain would simply call Nunes’ bluff and demand to release the memo.

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Excellent Logic!!!

Too bad logic doesn't register any points among these brain-dead Dem partisan leaders!!!

Too bad because partisans decide matters, "often without thinking carefully about the matter" [according to Collins dictionary].

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