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Trump approves release of disputed memo Trump-Russia: Republican memo accuses FBI of abusing power
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US President Donald Trump has approved the release of a controversial memo that alleges bias on the part of the FBI. US Congress has released a memo accusing the FBI of abusing its power in its investigations into Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
The memo is about the FBI's conduct of its inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in US elections. The memo, commissioned by Republicans, alleges the FBI used unsubstantiated evidence to spy on a Trump aide.
Mr Trump said he had given it to Congress, which has now released it. Approving its release, Mr Trump called the memo a "disgrace".
The FBI and the US justice department, as well as Democrats and some Republicans, have voiced opposition to the memo being released. But Democrats say it is aimed at derailing investigations into Mr Trump, while the FBI says key facts have been omitted.
Democrats say it is aimed at derailing investigations into Mr Trump, while the FBI has publicly complained of "material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy". Controversy over the memo, has raged for days.
Controversy over the memo, which was written by Republican congressional staffers, has raged for days. Asked about the contents of the memo, Mr Trump said a lot of people should be "ashamed of themselves".
Asked about the contents of the memo, Mr Trump told reporters it was a disgrace and a lot of people should be "ashamed of themselves".
Earlier on Friday the president accused top officials of politicising FBI and justice department investigations to damage his Republican party.Earlier on Friday the president accused top officials of politicising FBI and justice department investigations to damage his Republican party.
House intelligence panel chairman Devin Nunes, who commissioned the memo, has said it shows "serious violations" of public trust and he hopes it will trigger reforms.
Democrats on the panel say the memo release is a "shameful effort to discredit" the FBI and the inquiries in to Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
FBI agents say they "have not, and will not, allow partisan politics to distract" from their work.
What's in the secret memo?What's in the secret memo?
Approved by the House Intelligence Committee on Monday and by Mr Trump on Friday, the document raises "concerns with the legitimacy and legality" of the handling by the justice department and the FBI of requests for surveillance warrants against a Trump aide called Carter Page.Approved by the House Intelligence Committee on Monday and by Mr Trump on Friday, the document raises "concerns with the legitimacy and legality" of the handling by the justice department and the FBI of requests for surveillance warrants against a Trump aide called Carter Page.
It says this represents "a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses".It says this represents "a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses".
The memo argues that the FBI and justice department did not tell the judge that some of their justification for the warrant relied on a much-disputed dossier.The memo argues that the FBI and justice department did not tell the judge that some of their justification for the warrant relied on a much-disputed dossier.
Compiled by a former British intelligence agent, Christopher Steele, that dossier was financed in part through the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to dig up data on alleged links between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia.Compiled by a former British intelligence agent, Christopher Steele, that dossier was financed in part through the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to dig up data on alleged links between Mr Trump's campaign and Russia.
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