Posted on 02/01/2018 1:48:42 PM PST by Kaslin
We (at least everyone in Washington) is awaiting President Trump's declassification of a memo prepared by the House Intelligence Committee detailing abuses at the FBI during the 2016 presidential election. Republicans have defended its contents and voted for its release. The FBI, however, released a rare public statement Wednesday sharing its "grave concerns" over the validity of the document.
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) agreed the FBI should be worried - for its own good.
Having read “The Memo,” the FBI is right to have “grave concerns” - as it will shake the organization down to its core - showing Americans just how the agency was weaponized by the Obama officials/DNC/HRC to target political adversaries. #ReleaseTheMemo— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) February 1, 2018
Duncan followed up that tweet by noting the memo should absolutely not be redacted, for transparency's sake.
FBI Calling for names to be “redacted” in “The Memo” defeats the purpose of “The Memo” in providing the transparency into the rogue actions of those named! Seems like FBI in total CYA mode after Wray read Memo#Transparency #ReleaseTheMemo #AmericansHaveTheRightToKbow— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) February 1, 2018
The memo reportedly exposes that the FBI is guilty of FISA violations, unmasking the identities of private citizens during the general election. On his way to the State of the Union podium Tuesday, President Trump told Duncan that he'd "100 percent" approve release of the memo.
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that the whole mess was getting "scary."
This is getting scary. So McCabe got fired because of it and no one who has seen it (including FBI) seems to doubt the validity of it but now the people who help unmask private citizens want to mask the perpetrators identities? Do I have that right? Insanity. https://t.co/pBXUF0h7ml— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 1, 2018
Democrats have condemned the release of the memo, arguing that it will threaten national security.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, even accused Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) of altering the memo without other members' knowledge. That charge resulted in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's demanding he be removed as chairman. No go, said House Speaker Paul Ryan, who defended Nunes at the GOP retreat Thursday. The chairman is simply trying to keep Americans "safe," Ryan said.
"If American civil liberties were abused," he added, "then that needs to come to light so that does not happen again."
For more on #memogate, read Guy's latest.
Samantha Power alone “Unmasked” a Thousand Republican names. We want the same Privilege, to “Unmask” a Thousand FBI names.
I agree
So telling us to release the memo and how horrible it is has what purpose exactly? Keeping the crowds drooling?
UNelected, Uncountable bureaucrats (aka socialists/paycheck patriots) interfering with elected representatives ferreting out TREASON concerns.
ESAD SCUM
Faster please, I have run out of popcorn.
good point.
Jeff Duncan would be a good replacement for Gowdy. Both from my district here in SC.
I am afraid that the present FBI cannot be repaired. Too many Obama fingerprints of corruption are attached to that, once venerable and highly respected, institution.
Obama weaponized the FBI?
He also weaponized the IRS and that consumer protection bureau that fined businessmen trying to make a living and turned the money over to lefty PACs. How many other alphabet scandals are waiting to bubble up out of the swamp?
But of course Obama said that they “didn’t build that (business)”. This is what happens when you elect a Marxist for 8 years.
This is what the Framers feared and the reason we have been raising ****: a tyrannical, irresponsible, uncontrollable, destructive, politically partisan federal Leviathan.
And what will Obama say about this memo?
“I knew nothing about this until I read it in the newspapers!”
"The decision of Chairman Nunes and House Republicans to release a bogus memo has taken the GOP's cover-up campaign to a new, completely unacceptable extreme. .....yada yada yada"
That would be their new attack angle.
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Just think, it all started with the 900 FBI files Hitlery got her paws on. She got away with that and felt she could get it done again.
Executive Branch Will Declassify Intel Memo Without Redactions, Returning To HPSCI Today…
Since it implicates FBI of course they want it redacted to show the title only. The point of the memo IS to show their corruption.
The FBI is a great institution. Removing the rot from the top will not harm the reputation of the FBI. That horse left the barn a long time ago.
The institutional strength will remain, but only if cancer at the top is excised.
Hear, Hear.
5.56mm
We are taking my Ridgeline to Costco tomorrow instead of my wife's Lexus to load up on Popcorn and butter!
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