Posted on 02/01/2018 7:33:53 AM PST by COUNTrecount
If the apparent Nunes, Grassley, Goodlatte and Horowitz timing remains as previously evidenced, today should be Memo Release Day.
The White House having allowed a full 36 hours of media discussion time to talk through the SoU address, is poised to permit the Executive Branch declassification approval of the Legislative Branch intelligence work product.
In a last minute effort to block the executive approvals, Minority Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff, claimed last night there were changes to the legislative work product.
Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes shared with Adam Schiff some minor edits to the drafted memo that resulted from the executive branch (FBI Director Wray) making a request upon initial review:
BREAKING: Discovered late tonight that Chairman Nunes made material changes to the memo he sent to White House – changes not approved by the Committee. White House therefore reviewing a document the Committee has not approved for release. pic.twitter.com/llhQK9L7l6
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 1, 2018
Counting on people not to know the FBI is part of the executive branch, Schiff claimed, wrongly, that any changes made the initial work product contrary to that which was approved for submission by the House Intelligence Committee.
A desperate attempt to stop the declassification by the White House, as quickly pointed out by Chairman Nunes:
JUST IN: Nunes spokesman says the “material changes” cited by Democrats are "minor edits to the memo, including grammatical fixes and two edits requested by the FBI and by the Minority themselves.” https://t.co/VMZnaV94Cb pic.twitter.com/3cbHLIKgHv
— Emma Loop (@LoopEmma) February 1, 2018
In the back-and-forth it becomes evident why we stated last week to pay attention to the process. The memo is classified legislative work product of the legislative branch. The legislative branch is asking the executive branch to declassify the memo.
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The longer this drags on, the more at risk people are. Get on with it!
Anybody got a pool on whether it comes out today, when, or tomorrow, or next week?
SOGOTP! I’m growing weary of this.
I still think it will never be released.
All right, already...POTUS, Trump...we all love ya...but, release the “Nunes FBI Memo”...like right now!!! Do it!!!
When the memo comes out, it better not a “drink your Ovaltine” moment.
No, but I’ll say midday around lunchtime. It may be on its way to being publicly published right now for all we know.
It’s coming out today.
schiffty claims they twiddled with the memo after it got to the WH. uh-huh...
The Memo may point to Deep State wrongdoing as well as Media complicity, Hillary and gang criminality but in the end I would expect few liberals to change their way of thinking.
Every hour of delay buys the cabal of Democrat conspirators more time.
Just like Reagan faced the AirTraffic Controllers, MUTINY is a crime. Prosecution is warranted in this case.
I don’t believe we will ever see the “memo” unless it’s become useless due to redaction.
Democrats seem to be taking 2 positions:
1) Don’t release the memo! It’s got errors!
2) Don’t fix the errors! That’s against the rules!
You cannot change the memo without a revote!! That will be monday morning followed by the release. Kelly cant do that!! What was he thinking? Byron York reports there is only one change by thr FIB on removing a source. Nothing burger. But you cannot change a congressional report inilaterally in the executive branch. Must revote!!
You cannot change the memo without a revote!! That will be monday morning followed by the release. Kelly cant do that!! What was he thinking? Byron York reports there is only one change by thr FIB on removing a source. Nothing burger. But you cannot change a congressional report inilaterally in the executive branch. Must revote!!
Figures. I was hoping it would be this morning before I go to bed. Can’t stay awake any longer got work tonight, so guess I’ll be asleep when it breaks. Bummer.
Trump to speak at 12:30 to congressmen in WVA. Day of the rope incoming
News cycle suggests this Tues will be the date.
It would be ordinary for any minor executive-branch-requested adjustments to be made, prior to submission/approval for executive declassification. That’s exactly what happened.
Minor adjustments were made at the request of the FBI Director prior to submission for declassification approval. Majority Chairman Devin Nunes shared those adjustments with Minority Chair Adam Schiff.
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