Will anyone on any program be demanding release of the FISA memo?
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In a word .... no. Dems/media don’t want to talk about it, want to try to ‘make hay’ out of the Schumer Shutdown, which isn’t going so well for them, IMO.
That being said, I have faith that Nunes will get it out there .... he’s been a White Hat fighting for truth & justice all along & he’s been severely hampered by the Dems (bogus ethics charges) & still he’s prevailed. I also have faith (that word again) in Jim Jordan & Mark Meadows who are actively working on getting the info out there. Matt Gaetz, relative newcomer, has been pushing hard for the same result - well spoken & he makes the case for release on every show he’s been on & that’s a lot lately. The Republicans are getting in to see the memo & the reaction uniformly has been that it’s so bad, the public has to know what is going on. KBG-like scenario per Mark Meadows. Seb Gorka says it needs to be called “Obamagate” .... my guess is Obama has been spying/blackmailing across the government, not just Trump, with CIA involvement (I’ve heard someone who saw the memo mention CIA).
The process can be very short - the House Intelligence Committee votes to release. The Executive branch (Trump) has 5 days to okay or not. Jay Sekulow, a Trump lawyer, thinks Trump will okay it. If that happens, it’s released. If Trump does not okay release, then the full House has to vote to override Trump & then I think you’re getting into the 19 day scenario. Personally, I think the memo should be out there in the public BEFORE the State of the Union speech.
So why isn’t it on the President’s desk now? I think there is more political hay from dangling it rather than releasing it and letting it stand on its merits. I just remember back in the Clinton days and the latest smoking gun to rid us of him. I fear this is not going to bring what’s being hyped. Otherwise it would be on the President’s desk for release.
Well, if you take a longer view, there is no rush to release the Memo or the supporting documentation. Sundance has done a very good job of addressing most of the issues with FISA.
1. There are numerous ways to get information from the SECRET SURVEILLANCE DATABASE WITHOUT getting a FISA warent and virtually Anyone in the Fed. G'ment can ask for this info.
2. Mid-term elections are coming - There are a number of RINOs that need to be replaced and there are a number of Democrat senators that will be replaced