Trump released the Nunes memo in the face of DOJ and FBI opposition. The Democrats will not revise the memo but instead will sit on it and accuse Trump of using his office to hide the truth. It suits their purposes better that way.
The FBI objection to public disclosure of the Nunes memo was expressed in an unsigned press release that made no specific reference to the contents of the Nunes memo.
The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen by career professionals in the Department of Justice and the FBI. We are committed to working with the appropriate oversight entities to ensure the continuing integrity of the FISA process. With regard to the House Intelligence Committee's memorandum, the FBI was provided a limited opportunity to review this memo the day before the committee voted to release it. As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy.
The DOJ objection to public disclosure of the Nunes memo was expressed in a letter by Assistant AG Stephen E. Boyd, who had not even seen the Nunes memo; and who was requesting a review before the HPSCI voted to disclose the Nunes memo to the public.
Compare the objections raised with respect to the Nunes memo with the DOJ and FBI objections to public disclosure of the Schiff memo expressed in a letter to Counsel to the President, Donald F. McGahn II
Dear Mr. McGahn:At your office's request, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have reviewed the January 29, 2018 memorandum from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Minority to all Members of the House of Representatives. Specifically, you have asked us to identify the information about which DOJ and the FBI would have national security or law enforcement concerns if released publicly.
Enclosed please find a version of the document that identities, in highlighted text, information the release of which would present such concerns in light of longstanding principles regarding the protection of intelligence sources and methods, ongoing investigations, and other similarly sensitive information. We have further identified, in red boxes, the subset of such information for which national security or law enforcement concerns are especially significant. Our determinations have taken into account the information previously declassified by the President as communicated in a letter to HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes dated February 2, 2018.
Sincerely,
Rod J. Rosenstein
Deputy Attorney GeneralChristopher A. Wray
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation