[janetjanet998]

how can the executive branch alter it in the first place?

[Col Frank Slade]

I’m calling BS on this.

[madison10]

Don’t THINK so.

[blackdog]

The reconciliation of both documents sure will tell the story after they alter it.

[VMI70]

This is easy.
If the White House alters it, Rep. Nunes should release the original.

[Red Steel]

It wouldn’t be much effort to un-redact their BS. Oh so sorry for incompetence, which is being very nice and pulling punches, as it is still going to be shown to the world.

[Bigtigermike]

Even IF it was true then I would expect WH lawyers involved and not just Kelly dealing with 5 FBI agents. Again I asked this in another thread: Why would Trump hold back information that would exonerate him and his team and not point out malfeasance against the very investigators that started this bogus scandal?

[Bobalu]

[CrosscutSaw]

By “altered” do they mean redacted some items? If the President has to review the memo before he okays it’s release, can he okay the release of most of the memo but not okay some portions? Perhaps that is what is meant by the White House “altering” the memo?

[petitfour]

Fake

[Paladin2]

Naming five names would be a good start on “reporting”...

[Uncle Miltie]

The House knows exactly what they sent. Any change to the meaning will be exposed immediately.

[Two Kids' Dad]

Probably fake news, but if it’s true that means there are two versions of the memo that will never see the light of day.

[Electric Graffiti]

I’m now wondering if this is just more continuing disinformation by the deep and corrupt state to doubt the authenticity of the memo if and when it’s released.

[Lee25]

I sure hope trump releases both version ... for comparison

[txrefugee]

Release the documentation for the memo and let the public make up its mind on its validity. At this point, no one trusts the FBI to produce a truthful document.

[raiderboy]

That will be excoriated. The executive branch has NO— I repeat NO prerogative to change a legislative report to the nation. Absolutely none. It can be approved or denied approval on security grounds, I do not accept this proposition in the least.

[dennisw]

Various threats are being made by various “made men” in the FBI and CiA....no wonder this memo has not been released yet. Are these FBI guys explaining “the facts of life” to Donald Trump? Mafia style?

[MarMema]

And that’s what I think too. Because the genuine article would just further divide us.

[Steve Van Doorn]

I'm fairly sure Trump knows what is on that Memo by now. He wouldn't agree to altering it.

They could accuse Trump of tampering with an investigation or that group would.

I call BS

[MNDude]

I think it’s BS. They can’t just grab a memo off of Trumps desk and start scribbling all over it.