Posted on 01/31/2018 7:59:23 PM PST by unlearner
The long-simmering feud between President Trump and the Justice Department erupted into open conflict Wednesday when the FBI publicly challenged the president’s expected release of a contentious and classified memo related to the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
In a rare unsigned statement, the FBI cited “grave concerns” with inaccuracies and omissions in the four-page memo, which was written by House Republicans and alleges abuses at the Justice Department connected to secret surveillance orders. Trump has told advisers that the memo could benefit him by undercutting the special counsel’s investigation and allow him to oust senior Justice Department officials — and that he wants it released soon, something that could happen as early as Thursday.
“We have grave concerns about the material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy,” the FBI said.
The extraordinary statement pits the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency against a commander in chief who already has fired one FBI director and has repeatedly expressed a desire to remove the attorney general and others connected to the Russia investigation. That probe, led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, is aimed in part at determining whether any Trump associates coordinated with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election and investigating any related issues.
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>”In a rare unsigned statement.”
Unsigned? Probably sent by Strokh or perhaps Schiff. Meaningless.
As POTUS, Trump can declassify and release whatever he wants. I just wish he’d do it NOW.
actually good that there is all this twisting in the wind because it is making people more aware of the memo. if they had not tried to keep the memo from being heard an importance to it would not of been assigned by the general public. we need those who have no loyalty to dems or repubs to look at this and be scared of the ramifications of what has happened. if this memo is as damming as it has been indicated by conservative pundits there is no spinning it.
I hope whatever is released is a full-on Karma event to offset Comey’s leak to the media that triggered the whole Mueller debacle.
President Trump should ask for the resignations of all those in the Executive Branch that tried to stop or dilute the memo.
Wray must back or disavow that memo.
Reminds me of a movie monster thrashing around as it’s about to be suffocated. The deep state is deathly afraid of this memo.
GOP did not stall. That’s crap. They worked under the legislative calendar and released it to the President according to the rules of the House.
How is this any business of the FBI?
It’s not. They aren’t a branch of government.
Also, why would Wray not sign his name to it or make a statement. Why is it an anonymous post on their web site?
BREAK UP THE FBI — MOVE Counterintelligence/counterespionage responsibilities & resources TO HOME LAND SECURITY and no longer have it fall under the jurisdiction of the corrupted DOJ. Also, move out all personal & biometric identification resources & responsibilities to a new SEPARATE agency. The Rump remnants of the former FBI would be responsible solely for DOMESTIC CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
Trump has We The People on his side.
What do you mean “unsigned letter from fbi”? That is absurd!! Where is the director? You cant make this up!!
Where is sessions?
I understand they won’t show FBI communication and some don’ think it exists.
So this 'statement' is from nobody in particular, it's just a statement somebody gave to the Washington Compost on FBI stationery???? Like maybe some stationery from McCabe's office?
Headline is SPIN, SPIN, SPIN, SPIN, SPIN, SPIN.......
Name your names, you F'n cowards.
Where is sessions?
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That’s right. Sessions should step in and put a stop to this bull crap.
“It’s a feud between the FBI and Congress”
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