Republicans open to releasing Democrats' countermemo

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 02/03/18 12:33 PM EST

Facing mounting political pressure, Republicans are signaling increasing openness to releasing a Democratic rebuttal to a controversial GOP memo made public Friday by the House Intelligence Committee.

Republican lawmakers said Friday evening and Saturday morning that they would be willing to consider releasing a memo by intelligence committee Democrats, which is still classified after the Republicans on the committee made public a four-page document alleging abuses by the FBI and Justice Department.

Some Republicans on the committee and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Ohio) have signaled that they are open to making the Democratic rebuttal public. But many have been steadfast in claiming that the Democratic memo would first need to be scoured to ensure that it does not divulge information that could endanger national security or intelligence gathering.

The memo released Friday, compiled by Republicans led by committee chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), accuses FBI and Justice Department officials of misusing their authority to obtain a secret surveillance warrant against Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/372156-republicans-play-defense-on-democratic-countermemo

[Wellstone ruled]

1. This is get the Budget Bill passed week.

Watch for the Schiff Memo to be released on Wednesday night.

[ProudLib72]

2. Nah, we don't need to release our memo

Pelosi needs to make an announcement that the Nunes memo was such a joke we wouldn't stoop to replying.

[forgotmylogin]

3. This. (n/t)

[bluestarone]

4. this

[flotsam]

5. Absolutely right. N/T

[iluvtennis]

10. Like that recommedation

[RestoreAmerica2020]

12. If she does that repubs will just releasee it without

..Intel redactions and they'll do it just to be contrary.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. By releasing ours, we are placing it on a parity with theirs

in other words, there are 2 points of view on this.

We shouldn't release ours unless it can destroy theirs, stomp on it with both feet and incinerate it for the garbage it is.

[ProudLib72]

7. That's why we shouldn't release it

If we don't feel the need to respond, it demonstrates how laughable the Nunes memo really is. If I were a Dem congress person, I would not want to go through the process of declassifying material, putting our secrets in jeopardy, just for the sake of refuting an already worthless memo. There is a clear path to taking the higher ground on this. Sure, some diehard trumpers will view us a weak, but the majority will view us a smart.

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Like republicans have the right to stiffle us?

I suspect that this memo will be leaked anyways.

[oberliner]

11. Bad idea

This will backfire on us.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. When did Speaker Paul Ryan move to Ohio? 3rd. paragraph above.