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Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud

The following article by Jonathan Swan was posted on the axios.com website February 1, 2018:

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, who previously had recused himself from the panel’s Russia investigation, arrives ahead of White House Senior Advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s interview on Capitol Hill on July 25. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Inside the Trump administration, sources who’ve been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the “slam dunk” document it’s been hyped up to be.

What we’re hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration than has been previously reported about the value of releasing the memo, according to sources familiar with the administration discussions.

Be smart: Trump still wants to release the memo. But there are a number of people in the White House who are fairly underwhelmed, and there’s internal anxiety about whether it’s worth angering the FBI director and intelligence community by releasing this information.

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Rep. Nunes’s memo crosses a dangerous line

The following commentary by Adam B. Schiff was posted on the Washington Post website January 31, 2018:

Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) says the House Intelligence Committee vote to release documents alleging abuse in the FBI’s Russia probe marks a “very sad day.” (The Washington Post)

Adam B. Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, represents California’s 28th District.

Even during the most difficult of times, when Congress had seemingly lost the capacity to govern and partisan storms raged across Capitol Hill, the intelligence committees remained largely insulated from the nation’s increasingly self-destructive politics.

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F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo

The following article by Adam Goldman and Nicholas Fandos was posted on the New York Times website January 31, 2018:

Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, last year. He has lobbied the administration to prevent a House committee from releasing a confidential memo. Credit Zach Gibson for The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. clashed publicly with President Trump for the first time on Wednesday, condemning a push by House Republicans to release a secret memo that purports to show how the bureau and the Justice Department abused their authority to obtain a warrant to spy on a former Trump campaign adviser.

“The F.B.I. was provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it,” the bureau said in a statement, referring to the House Intelligence Committee. “As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy.” Continue reading “F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo”