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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”