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House Judiciary Dem calls for emergency FBI, DOJ meeting over Nunes memo
The Hill ^ | February 1, 2018 | John Bowden

Posted on 02/01/2018 4:07:50 PM PST by jazusamo

Letter and Tweet at link.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling for an immediate meeting with officials from the FBI and Department of Justice over the claims made in the memo drafted by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).

The letter, spearheaded by ranking member Rep. Jerrod Nadler (D-N.Y.), is directed to committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). In it, Nadler asks Goodlatte to arrange a meeting with FBI Director Christopher Wray and other representatives from the Justice Department to examine the "talking points" that he says Republicans are using to "discredit the work of the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller."

"It is imperative that we hear directly from these officials about the security and law enforcement implications of making this information public," Nadler wrote.

"It is also important that we hear about any inaccuracies or key omissions from the Nunes document," he added.

President Trump plans to release a memo drafted by Nunes purporting to detail surveillance abuses by the federal government to be made public despite warnings from the FBI that the document contains inaccurate statements and omissions of fact.

“The president is OK with it,” a White House official told reporters traveling with Trump aboard Air Force One. “I doubt there will be any redactions. It’s in Congress’s hands after that.”

“As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy," the bureau said in a statement.

Nunes has dismissed the FBI's criticism and accused the bureau of running a counterintelligence operation based off of unverified information during the 2016 election.

"It’s clear that top officials used unverified information in a court document to fuel a counterintelligence investigation during an American political campaign. Once the truth gets out, we can begin taking steps to ensure our intelligence agencies and courts are never misused like this again,” Nunes said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; doj; fbi; fisa; fisamemo; housejudiciary; jerrodnadler; nadler; nunes; trump
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To: Red Steel
 
 
That would fall under unintended consequences - better be careful what they wish for. They just may get it and then some if a chain reaction like that breaks loose.
 
 

101 posted on 02/01/2018 5:16:55 PM PST by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: hollywood
Something doesn’t quite pass the smell test here. The ‘rats seem to be intentionally overplaying their “panic” card. It seems they are being told/directed to act very scared of the memo’s release, perhaps to provide a distraction from something else, cover someone’s Obama, or it’s a big ole nothing-burger. There’s just too much drama over this to make sense at this point. (Flame on, if ya must).

I agree.

102 posted on 02/01/2018 5:17:22 PM PST by Lazamataz (It is known.)
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To: Hugh the Scot
I didn't miss the point. I was MAKING a point.

By focusing on the accuracy of the information while saying nothing about whether it compromises national security, the FBI has basically approved the release of the Nunes memo.

103 posted on 02/01/2018 5:20:00 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: jazusamo

I think they are Judge shopping. ABA already on board.


104 posted on 02/01/2018 5:22:10 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: Col Frank Slade
Release it.

YES!

Just release the darn thing and end all of this whining and crying, posturing and drama.

President Trump said 100% release so do it - in original form with no changes or deletions to protect the guilty.


105 posted on 02/01/2018 5:23:43 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (The only trannie I want to see is a Muncie 4 speed M-22 Rock Crusher)
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To: hollywood

Naaah...I think it’s genuine flopsweat. They are having aneurysms by the dozen.


106 posted on 02/01/2018 5:24:31 PM PST by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: Conservatron

Kinda new around here, ain’t ya Bozo?


107 posted on 02/01/2018 5:29:58 PM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: tflabo

What’s the little smirk?
Is he fantasizing about train wrecks?


108 posted on 02/01/2018 5:36:16 PM PST by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: RC one

In Walmart


109 posted on 02/01/2018 5:42:42 PM PST by MrKatykelly (Hello)
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To: goldstategop

They’re pretending they’re trying to stop the memo. The truth is they know what’s in it and they know they can’t stop the release.


110 posted on 02/01/2018 5:46:03 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: vette6387

Everytime his name came up back during the Cigar era people would post dancing gerbil gifs. He was 4 times the size he is now

I also laughed my back side off about it


111 posted on 02/01/2018 5:46:17 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: tflabo

Dersh is getting up there in years. I wonder if he’ll see the light before he croaks. Seems like he’s figuring out what’s what when it comes to Rats vs GOP, and is realizing he’s been bamboozled for decades.


112 posted on 02/01/2018 5:52:01 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: VRWCarea51

113 posted on 02/01/2018 5:52:12 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: JayGalt; Conservatron; All
And you think POTUS & all the Republican congressmen are bumbling idiots too?

Would you expect anything less from a paid disruptor?

Conservatron has been here for two months and so far has posted:

About President Trump, “He made himself look a fool and came across as a teenager from a California Valley high school.”

Thinks the lovebirds texts are “two dudes at work talking about the crazy 2016 election”.

Obama got it right on net neutrality.

Flynn has something on Trump

Pence is a CIA mole

We should not back the Iranian protestors

The Republicans were to blame for the shutdown

Defends illegals

114 posted on 02/01/2018 6:04:58 PM PST by just deserts
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To: RC one
You can smell their fear.

Don't you just LOVE it.

115 posted on 02/01/2018 6:08:17 PM PST by AAABEST
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To: jazusamo

This smells like an implicit intimidation strategy - figure out a way they can use this later on for impeachment purposes. I hope they try it. Trump will make them rue the day.


116 posted on 02/01/2018 6:10:00 PM PST by Chengdu54
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To: just deserts

No. Not even close to paid.

Regardless, what do my personal views have to do with the Wall street jpurnal reporti g today that Carter Page was on the radar in 2013 prior to the steele document?


117 posted on 02/01/2018 6:13:43 PM PST by Conservatron
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To: Wu

“Given enough time in a 4x8 cell and they will sing like Tweety Bird.”

But JERROLD NADLESS is so effing fat, he wouldn’t fit in a 4x8 cell!!


118 posted on 02/01/2018 6:15:15 PM PST by vette6387
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To: jazusamo

They’re all in it together.


119 posted on 02/01/2018 6:18:14 PM PST by wastedyears (Americans are dreamers too.)
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To: DOC44

I’d better split before the cops got there.


120 posted on 02/01/2018 6:21:15 PM PST by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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