Posted on 01/28/2018 3:10:36 PM PST by Enlightened1
President Trump broke with top officials at the Justice Department and called for the release of a classified memo purported to list Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses by the U.S. government, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Despite warnings from top officials at the agency, Trump reportedly told Attorney General Jeff Sessions through chief of staff John Kelly that he wants to see the memo released, believing that it will shed light on the special counsel investigation.
Trump “is inclined to have that released just because it will shed light,” a senior administration official told the Post.
“Apparently all the rumors are that it will shed light, it will help the investigators come to a conclusion," the official added.
The decision to release the memo rests with the House Intelligence Committee, chaired by California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes. Earlier this week, the Justice Department warned the committee it would be "extraordinarily reckless" to release the memo without first supplying it to the agency for review.
"Indeed, we do not understand why the committee would possibly seek to disclose this information without first consulting the relevant members of the Intelligence Community," Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd wrote to the lawmakers on Thursday.
Republicans in Congress who have seen the memo say that the contents are "shocking," and voted this week to allow House members to view the memo in secure locations. The Senate Intelligence Committee, however, has been reportedly blocked from viewing it.
“I’m here to tell all of America tonight that I’m shocked to read exactly what has taken place,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said in a speech on the House floor.
“I thought it could never happen in a country that loves freedom and...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
POLL: Should the House release the Nunes Memo and Documents to the public?
Yes (62%)
No (36%)
I’m not sure (1%)
Read more: http://www.headlineoftheday.com
The DoJ works for Trump.
The proper response whenever he hints that something should be done is, “Yes sir.”
I hope he reads it at The State Of The Union
#ReleaseTheMemo
Or “I Quit!”.
Has Trump seen the Nunes memo?
Perhaps because it was those "relevant members of the Intelligence Community" who were responsible for FISA abuses.
My theory
I expect some “Judicial Dictator” will be heard from any minute.
I’d say that Jeff Sessions has 2 strikes now, and with the next one, he’s out!
I wonder who President Trump will hire to replace Sessions?
The DOJ is on the wrong side on this because they are implicated.
Perhaps because it was those “relevant members of the Intelligence Community” who were responsible for FISA abuses.
The DoJ works for Trump.>>>
I agree.
But Congress and the House Intelligence Committee work for us. And we want to see the memo ASAP!
Good.
Release the memo.
The Dems would have released this mess of tapes, opinions and conjectures weeks ago. Throwing all caution to the winds.
We’re still tip-toeing around the issue.
I wonder who President Trump will hire to replace Sessions?
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At this point, a random name picked out of the phone book would be more effective.
“Indeed, we do not understand why the committee would possibly seek to disclose this information without first consulting the relevant members of the Intelligence Community,” Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd wrote to the lawmakers on Thursday.
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Do these DOJ/FBI, Intel Community clowns really believe they have a right to be consulted after the treason they committed? Trump doesn’t trust any of them and he considers them irrelevant at this point. They get the message all right, but they still are playing the game, pretending they had nothing to do with the treason until someone hands them an arrest warrant with their name on it.
“Apparently all the rumors are that it will shed light, it will help the investigators come to a conclusion,” the official added.”
Perfect. Trump is actually HELPING the investigators come to a conclusion. Don’t you love it?
I wonder who President Trump will hire to replace Sessions?
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At this point, a random name picked out of the phone book would be more effective.
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“I am obliged to confess I should sooner live in a society governed by the first two thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than in a society governed by the two thousand faculty members of Harvard University.”
William F. Buckley
Who ain't sick of executive branch entities thinking that they are independent of Presidential oversight ?
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