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President attacks House intelligence committee’s top Democrat | President attacks House intelligence committee’s top Democrat |
What is the Nunes memo and why is it important? | What is the Nunes memo and why is it important? |
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Mon 5 Feb 2018 13.41 GMT | Mon 5 Feb 2018 13.41 GMT |
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Donald Trump attacked a laundry list of senior figures in the intelligence community as “liars and leakers” on Monday, chief among them the ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, Adam Schiff. | |
A prominent critic of the administration, Schiff opposed the release last week of a controversial memo, written by Republicans on the panel, about the investigation into ties between Trump aides and Russia. | A prominent critic of the administration, Schiff opposed the release last week of a controversial memo, written by Republicans on the panel, about the investigation into ties between Trump aides and Russia. |
“Little Adam Schiff,” the president tweeted, “who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! | “Little Adam Schiff,” the president tweeted, “who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! |
“Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!” | “Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!” |
The other figures that Trump derided as “liars and leakers” have all either taken part in the investigation or criticised Trump regarding his conduct toward the intelligence community. | |
They included James Comey, the FBI director whom Trump fired in May 2017, a key part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation; Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee; John Brennan, the former CIA director under Barack Obama; and James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence. | |
On Saturday, Trump claimed the four-page memo produced by Devin Nunes, the Republican chair of the House committee and approved for release by the White House, “totally” vindicated him in the investigation into Russian election meddling, links between Trump aides and Russia, and potential obstruction of justice. | |
Observers from both parties said that it did not, and the FBI had urged against the memo’s release, suggesting it was inaccurate and misleading. | |
Schiff is among the Democrats pushing for the release of a counter-memo. They say their document provides a more complete picture of how the FBI’s investigation unfolded in its early stages in 2016, including why agents grew suspicious of Trump campaign aides and to what extent they relied a dossier compiled by a former British spy, Christopher Steele, regarding links between Trump and Russia. | |
A spokeswoman for Paul Ryan said on Friday that the Republican House speaker supported the release of the Democratic memo “if it is scrubbed to ensure it does not reveal sources and methods of our intelligence gathering”. | A spokeswoman for Paul Ryan said on Friday that the Republican House speaker supported the release of the Democratic memo “if it is scrubbed to ensure it does not reveal sources and methods of our intelligence gathering”. |
Democrats, the FBI and the Department of Justice opposed the release of the Nunes memo on those grounds, saying it could compromise intelligence-gathering capabilities. | |
Nonetheless, the release of the Nunes memo contributed to speculation that Trump might move to fire Mueller or the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel’s work. | Nonetheless, the release of the Nunes memo contributed to speculation that Trump might move to fire Mueller or the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel’s work. |
Figures connected to the White House said such a move was not on the cards. Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus, who left the White House last July, told NBC’s Meet the Press: “I never felt that the president was going to fire the special counsel. I never heard that.” | Figures connected to the White House said such a move was not on the cards. Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus, who left the White House last July, told NBC’s Meet the Press: “I never felt that the president was going to fire the special counsel. I never heard that.” |
On Friday, a White House spokesman told CNN “no changes are going to be made at the Department of Justice”. | On Friday, a White House spokesman told CNN “no changes are going to be made at the Department of Justice”. |
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