Monday, February 12, 2018 10:34:38 PM
Part 142, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from Monday, 02/12/18,
headed, Statement from the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138464912
Nineteenth down
WATCH: Republican Congressman answers questions about GOP Russia memo
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour , https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour/videos ]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) holds news briefing on the House Intelligence Committee's decision to release the Nunes memo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQXSlf6fUk [comments disabled]
Note Gaetz says "when the dossier was served up to the FISA court..." he is misleading as the whole dossier was not
in the warrant application. Only parts were. He also says McCabe testified the warrant on Page would not have been
gained without the dossier. Schiff says Gaetz is misleading re McCabe's testimony. See, Q&A on the Nunes Memo
By Lori Robertson Posted on February 7, 2018 .. https://www.factcheck.org/2018/02/qa-nunes-memo/
These three get us into the second quarter
Revealed: The 2 journalists cited in GOP Intel memo speak out
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
The two journalists named in a controversial GOP memo, Michael Isikoff and David Corn join Ari Melber for their first interview since it was released.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/revealed-the-2-journalists-cited-in-gop-intel-memo-speak-out-1152814147660
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Revealed: GOP Rep. Nunes did not read evidence for his own intel memo
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
One sign the memo release is failing as a political matter — on the night of its release, Nunes on Fox promising another
memo instead of discussing this one. NBC News Contributor Howard Fineman calls the appearance a dramatic “faceplant”.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/revealed-gop-rep-nunes-did-not-read-evidence-for-his-own-intel-memo-1152814147643
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Watch legal journalist demolish claims in GOP Russia memo
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
In a ‘Beat’ Special breakdown Ari Melber separates legal facts vs. Nunes’ fiction — calling it a ‘dud’
when it comes to revealing anything about Bob Mueller’s criminal probe into the Trump White House.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/watch-legal-journalist-demolish-claims-in-gop-russia-memo-1152813123558 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4dow8s4jE8 [this YouTube's title botched, it is of this segment, not the segment just above; with comments]
Note: McCabe quoted as saying the Nunes memo is only the opinion of it's congressional authors.
Add one article mentioned
The ‘Nunes Memo’ Ripping the Justice Department Was Written by Former Justice Department Lawyer
Kash Patel jumped from DOJ to the House intel committee where he turned the department’s most-coveted intelligence against it.
Betsy Woodruff 02.02.18 10:39 AM ET
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nunes-memo-ripping-the-justice-department-was-written-by-former-justice-department-lawyer
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How The Nunes Memo Is A Danger To Democracy (HBO)
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]
There seem to be some real parallels between Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre and Trump's alleged
desire to fire Special Prosecutor Mueller. Many in Congress seem to think their job is to protect the president.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-6ECS4kYJE [with comments]
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Rep. Hurd on Nunes memo: DOJ authority should be used appropriately every time
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour
What information in the so-called Nunes memo was so compelling to Republicans it it warranted its release despite calls by the
intelligence community to keep it classified? Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a former undercover officer in
the CIA, said it’s a matter of oversight of federal law enforcement, the use of verified sources and the protection of civil liberties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1VDADE6jK8 [comments disabled]
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Rep. Schiff: Nunes memo cherrypicks information to mislead, includes untrue claims
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour
The Nunes memo is "directly misleading" and selective about the details it uses, says Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee
and author of a Democratic memo. Schiff joins Judy Woodruff to combat Republican accusations of intelligence community bias around the Russia investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTxNy-M-9g [comments disabled]
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Nunes memo's big reveal is not what its authors thought
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The memo's proponents say it shows an anti-Trump conspiracy, but it actually debunks one of their main Russia probe talking points.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nunes-memo-s-big-reveal-is-not-what-its-authors-thought-1152793667751
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What did Carter Page know?
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The oddly prescient comment by the man at the center of the Nunes memo that has us asking: Wait, what?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-did-carter-page-know-1152790083731 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7T4wkWPtew [with comments]
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Did Hannity convince Trump to "release the memo"?
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The Fox News host has been aggressively hyping "one of the biggest scandals in American history" and, reportedly, advising the president.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/did-hannity-convince-trump-to-release-the-memo-1152791619796
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Nunes memo fails to live up to hype for Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow points out that despite two weeks of Fox News hype, the Nunes memo is not only underwhelming
as a political stunt, it actually undermines the argument it was meant to make for Donald Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/for-all-the-hype-nunes-memo-delivers-sad-trombone-for-trump-1152815171949 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uGZ0dp_E4 [with comments]
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Schiff: Nunes memo damages intel community
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Congressman Adam Schiff, top Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow
about the damage the Nunes memo has done to the relationship between Congress and the intelligence community.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-nunes-memo-damages-intel-community-trust-in-congress-1152816707999
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Nunes memo presents incomplete picture
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the FISA process
and why Devin Nunes' manipulation of classified information puts the FBI in in a tough bind.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-memo-presents-incomplete-picture-but-fbi-s-hands-are-tied-1152829507805
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Nixon's right-wing media vision helps Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the context of the Devin Nunes
memo and how Richard Nixon met with Roger Ailes about creating a conservative media that now carries Donald Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nixon-s-right-wing-media-vision-ultimately-a-help-to-trump-1152838211822
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Memo as excuse to fire Rosenstein opens can of worms for Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow points out that Dana Boente, the current FBI general counsel, also signed off on a Carter Page FISA warrant, just
like Rod Rosenstein did. So if the Nunes memo is an excuse to fire Rosenstein, how many other people will Trump have to fire?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/memo-as-excuse-to-fire-rosenstein-opens-can-of-worms-for-trump-1152845379665
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Air comes out of Trump's Nunes memo balloon
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid remark on the bursting of the Nunes memo bubble and wonder about how the energy of the memo's hype will dissipate.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/air-comes-out-of-trump-s-nunes-memo-balloon-1152848451748
Skip a couple to these five, which get us into the second half
Two ex-DOJ officials on Nunes memo: 'a bad joke’
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/2/18
Joy Reid talks with former DOJ lawyers Paul Butler and Harry Litman, who says that the Republican
memo is a "disgraceful episode" that will damage institutional relations with the DOJ and FBI.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/two-ex-doj-officials-on-nunes-memo-a-bad-joke-1152827459946 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ww2kJtjv0 [with comments]
In that one Rep. Paul Gosar says the Page FISA warrant was illegal abuse of FISA, and wants Comey, McCabe, Sally Yates and Rosenstein prosecuted for treason for
their involvement in the process. Has he sent that ridiculous letter to Sessions yet? Will House Republicans hold the president accountable according
to their constitutional responsibility under the separation of powers enshrined in the constitution. If not, would that be treasonous?
Add one related
GOP lawmaker calls for FBI, DOJ officials to face 'treason' charges
By CRISTIANO LIMA 02/02/2018 03:19 PM EST
Updated 02/02/2018 04:52 PM EST
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/nunes-memo-treason-paul-gosar-386089
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Lawyers involved in probe: Mueller may indict Trump
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/2/18
A new report from Politico says two lawyers who have interacted with Mueller's team think Special Counsel Robert
Mueller could indict President Trump. Politico reporter Darren Samuelsohn and Paul Butler discuss with Joy Reid.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawyers-involved-in-probe-mueller-may-indict-trump-1152833603609 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vAOjxqlGgY [with comments]
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After Nunes memo's release, Trump fails to back Rosenstein
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Critics of the Nunes memo argue its real purpose is to give Trump cover to fire Dep. Atty. General Rod Rosenstein who's overseeing
Robert Mueller's Russia probe. White House officials say Rosestein's job is safe, but Trump failed to answer the question when asked.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/after-nunes-memo-s-release-trump-fails-to-back-rosenstein-1152859715846
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FBI insider on what the Nunes memo tells America's enemies
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Robert Anderson, a former FBI colleague of Robert Mueller's, joins to discuss if he thinks Mueller will be affected by the
release of the Nunes memo and what the memo is telling America's adversaries about the U.S. intelligence community.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/fbi-insider-on-what-the-nunes-memo-tells-america-s-enemies-1152867907537 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpBsBBazMyI [with comments]
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McCain: Undermining our own rule of law only helps Putin
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Condemning the release of the Nunes memo, Sen. John McCain said it serves no one's
interests but Vladimir Putin’s. Republican strategist Mike Murphy joins to discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/mccain-undermining-our-own-rule-of-law-only-helps-putin-1152861763702 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNN_E2oMVnA [with comments]
From "stashed February 2, 2018:"
President approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance
President Trump approved release Friday of a GOP memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, intensifying a fight between the White House and Republican lawmakers, on one side, and the nation’s top law enforcement agency over whether the origins of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election were tainted by political bias.
The memo was approved for release without redactions, according to two White House officials.
The president told reporters in the Oval Office, “I think it’s a disgrace what’s happening in our country. A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that.”
The FBI and the Justice Department had lobbied strenuously against the memo’s release. In a statement Wednesday, the FBI had said it was “gravely concerned” that key facts were missing from the memo, which, it said, left an inaccurate impression of how the agency conducted surveillance under the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Friday morning, the president tweeted in anticipation of the memo’s release, saying: “The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago.’’ He added: “Rank & File are great people!”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-approves-release-of-gop-memo-criticizing-fbi-surveillance/2018/02/02/699eb988-06cf-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
Trump Formally Authorizes Congress To Release Controversial Nunes Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo
GOP memo declassified, release expected: Live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nunes-memo-declassified-today-gop-despite-fbi-warnings-grave-concern-live-updates/
In Attack On Mueller Probe, Trump Declassifies GOP Memo FBI Says Is Bogus
The memo alleges wrongdoing at the Justice Department and the FBI.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-memo_us_5a7337cee4b06fa61b4e4719
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGpJWbBE9P8xiDMYjYKoDuIsy_gMM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Did Trump just reveal the real reason this memo was written?
Republican leaders in Congress have one main defense for releasing a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation: It reveals mistakes and even bias at the FBI, not with the separate, independent special counsel investigation set up by the Justice Department.
The memo, said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday, isn't “an indictment of the FBI, of the Department of Justice.”
Apparently President Trump didn't get that memo. In one tweet Friday morning, Trump publicly undermined Ryan's argument that the memo does not equal an attack on the FBI, Justice Department or the special counsel investigating Trump.
This memo will actually prove political bias in all of those places, Trump suggested:
The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Rank & File are great people!
[ https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/959389424806191104 ]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/did-trump-just-reveal-the-real-reason-this-memo-was-written/
Trump Says F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Have ‘Politicized’ Investigative Process
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
While You Are Tweeting About the Nunes Memo, Russia Is Plotting Its Midterms Attack
The point is distraction. And it’s working dangerously well.
By David Corn
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/while-you-are-tweeting-about-the-nunes-memo-russia-is-plotting-its-midterms-attack/
The big questions before the Nunes memo is released
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/politics/nunes-memo-release-intelligence-fbi-russia/index.html
Washington Awaits Nunes Memo That Has Pushed It Into Terra Incognita
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582548907/washington-awaits-nunes-memo-that-has-pushed-it-into-terra-incognita
These alarming leaks on Trump’s handling of the memo signal danger ahead
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/02/02/these-alarming-leaks-on-trumps-handling-of-memo-suggest-danger-ahead/
What if the memo is ‘a dud’?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/what-if-the-memo-is-a-dud/
Trump claims FBI, DOJ favor Democrats, expected to approve release of Russia memo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-claims-fbi-doj-favors-democrats-expected-approve-release-russia-n843981
Trump Leans Into Attack On FBI As Clock Ticks Toward Release Of Nunes Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo
Trump attacks top U.S. law enforcement over Russia probe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-attacks-top-u-s-law-enforcement-over-russia-probe-idUSKBN1FM1FD
These Are the Republicans Speaking Out Against Trump's Release of the Nunes Memo
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania
[that's it - no others]
http://time.com/5130286/devin-nunes-memo-republican-party/
What’s the bigger story — the Russia probe [yes, of course] or the investigative practices [what the Traitors for Traitor Trump claim]?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/what-s-bigger-story-russia-probe-or-investigative-practices-n844021
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dRSl178ng9RoMPM6oVV2mlxyLgelM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy.
https://twitter.com/Comey/status/959197429156466689
Trump’s on a tweet rampage against FBI/DOJ for being too helpful to Dems. But there’s a problem with that theory:
Comey? Republican.
Wray? Republican.
Mueller? Republican.
Sessions? Republican.
Rosenstein? Republican.
I guess, to him, upholding the Constitution is pro-Democrat.
https://twitter.com/timkaine/status/959415325329641473
The top leadership of the FBI and Justice Department (current and former, including Wray, Mueller and James Comey) are Republicans. The Justice Department and FBI are led by Republicans appointed by Donald Trump. Are they politicized against themselves?
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/959412111452590082
'Weasels and liars': Comey tweets about FBI speaking up amid controversy over memo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/james-comey-fbi-tweet/index.html
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=comey
Russia probe lawyers think Mueller could indict Trump
Many legal scholars doubt a U.S. vs. Trump case is possible, but two attorneys who have dealt with special counsel Robert Mueller's team disagree. One expects Mueller to move as early as this spring.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-russia-indictment-mueller-probe-384969
Attorneys in Russia probe believe Mueller could indict Trump: report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371956-attorneys-in-russia-probe-believe-mueller-could-indict-trump-report
Bob Livingston's 'tough guy' aide becomes key in Trump probe - Mark Corallo
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2018/02/bob_livingstons_tough_guy_aide.html
‘I’d Bet Against the President’: Lawyers Tied to Russia Probe Say Mueller May Indict Trump
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/id-bet-against-the-president-lawyers-tied-to-russia-probe-say-mueller-may-indict-trump/
When Two Tribes Go to War
By Andrew Sullivan
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/andrew-sullivan-when-two-tribes-go-to-war.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dkmIvjqUg0PvINMcEY1vDJgxX-y5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Did Donald Trump Read the Memo? Could He Read It?
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/did-donald-trump-read-the-memo-could-he-read-it.html
Republicans: If Poor Carter Page Can Be Wiretapped, Who Among Us Is Safe?
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/gop-if-carter-page-can-be-wiretapped-who-among-us-is-safe.html
4 New Trump Corruption Stories From the Last Day Alone
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/4-new-trump-corruption-stories-from-the-last-day-alone.html
Wall Street Journal Columnist Discovers Trump Defense to End All Trump Defenses
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/wsj-columnist-trump-can-do-anything-and-ill-support-it.html
more: Jonathan Chait Archive
http://nymag.com/search.html?q=chait
Read the GOP memo
The Nunes memo is a document created by the staff of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance authority, particularly when it sought a secret court order to monitor a former Trump campaign adviser. The FBI and the Justice Department had lobbied strenuously against its release. On Wednesday, the FBI had said it was “gravely concerned” that key facts were missing from the memo. President approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-approves-release-of-gop-memo-criticizing-fbi-surveillance/2018/02/02/699eb988-06cf-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html ]
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/national/read-the-gop-memo/2746/
House Republicans Release Secret Memo [ http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG00/20180129/106822/HMTG-115-IG00-20180129-SD001.pdf ] Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
Disputed GOP-Nunes memo released
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/politics/republican-intelligence-memo/index.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGpJWbBE9P8xiDMYjYKoDuIsy_gMM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Read the Nunes Memo - plain text, not pdf or scribd-style
House Republicans on Friday released a previously secret memo that was written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee and declassified by President Trump. The memo claims that F.B.I. officials abused their authority and favored Democrats in the early stages of the Russia investigation.
Our reporters are reading the memo and will add their analysis soon. For more coverage, read here ["House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias", https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html ].
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/02/us/politics/nunes-memo-gop-fbi-annotated.html
The full Nunes memo, annotated - plain text, not pdf or scribd-style
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/the-full-nunes-memo-annotated/
After Trump declassifies, Nunes memo released
'Congress will do whatever they're going to do, but I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country,' the president says.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-nunes-memo-released-384977
House intel releases Nunes memo alleging FBI bias
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/371655-house-panel-releases-nunes-memo
Entire Russia memo released over FBI objections
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-intelligence-committee-releases-russia-memo-over-fbi-objections-n844026
Releasing the Nunes memo is Trump’s most unethical act since firing Comey
By Matthew Miller
Matthew Miller was director of the Justice Department’s public affairs office from 2009 to 2011.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/releasing-the-nunes-memo-is-trumps-most-unethical-act-since-firing-comey/2018/02/01/082967be-06a9-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dSuhpbeCgQXSCUMsNoJ9GGz2mAC_M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
The controversial Nunes memo is out. Here’s what we know.
What happens after #ReleaseTheMemo.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/2/16955222/trump-releasethememo
The Nunes memo, explained with diagrams
The memo is out. Here’s why Republicans think it’ll discredit Robert Mueller’s investigation.
https://www.vox.com/2018/2/1/16955472/nunes-memo-release-diagram
The 9 biggest questions about the Nunes memo, answered
A GOP Congress member’s controversial memo about the FBI and the Trump-Russia investigation, explained.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/1/16956290/nunes-memo-release-the-memo-fbi-russia
Carter Page, the star of the Nunes memo, explained
9 questions about the former Trump adviser you were too embarrassed to ask.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/2/16956014/nunes-memo-carter-page
Nunes memo centers on a 40-year-old law written to prevent surveillance abuses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nunes-memo-centers-on-a-40-year-old-law-written-to-prevent-surveillance-abuses/2018/02/01/81ab8b84-0768-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
Suspicion, Not Proof, Is Enough For A FISA Warrant
The House Intelligence Committee's Republican-written memo is expected to be made public on Friday. It's expected to accuse the FBI of acting improperly in targeting Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/thomasfrank/experts-are-skeptical-that-the-dossier-played-a-decisive
Republican ‘Release the Memo’ Conspiracy Ignores How Difficult It Is to Get a FISA Warrant
http://www.newsweek.com/how-get-fisa-warrant-797323
GOP-Nunes memo released alleging FBI cover-up
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Meanwhile, a Democratic congressional source with direct knowledge told NBC News that four separate FISA judges reviewed the surveillance application and renewals of Page.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-intelligence-committee-releases-russia-memo-over-fbi-objections-n844026
Nunes Memo: Read the full transcript of GOP memo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-intelligence-committee-memo-read-full-transcript-gop-memo-n844116
Nunes memo release leaves FBI Director Christopher Wray no choice: He must resign
The White House has decided it is more important to score political points than take national security concerns seriously.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nunes-memo-release-leaves-fbi-director-christopher-wray-no-choice-ncna844136
Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe - h/t PegnVA https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138244042
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“The Papadopoulos information triggered the opening of an FBI counterintelligence investigation in late July 2016 by FBI agent Pete Strzok,” the memo noted in its final paragraph.
That timing is significant, given the FBI did not seek authorization to conduct surveillance on Page until three months later, on Oct. 21, 2016.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sentence-buried-in-gop-memo-may-undercut-trump-efforts-to-discredit-russia-probe/2018/02/02/4133ebe4-0846-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
Why Did Trump Let the Russians Off the Hook? - Russia Matters
This week’s highly anticipated news on additional Russia sanctions landed with a thud.
For weeks, both Moscow and Washington had been astir about the impending steps the Trump administration would take against Russia based on legislation reluctantly signed by the president nearly six months ago and overwhelmingly supported by Congress.
The law, called the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, called for three analytical reports and the imposition of no less than five punitive measures, out of a possible 12, against Russia for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The administration instead chose to impose zero new sanctions, saying the current ones were working and the “mere threat” of additional steps had had enough impact.
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http://www.newsweek.com/why-did-trump-let-russians-hook-798251
original https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/why-did-trump-administration-pass-buck-sanctioning-russia
Trump plays turtle on Russia sanctions
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/01/russia-sanctions-trump-plays-turtle-editorials-debates/1083046001/
Treasury warns of wide impact if U.S. sanctions Russian debt
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-sanctions/treasury-warns-of-wide-impact-if-u-s-sanctions-russian-debt-idUSKBN1FM24Q
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dyhNMKAa_IjCitM23j7J0szJ-ZMiM?ned=us&hl=en&gl=US
GOP defies FBI, releases secret Russia memo to partisan fury
'Congress will do whatever they're going to do, but I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country,' the president says.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-nunes-memo-released-384977
Five takeaways from the Nunes surveillance memo
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/372100-five-takeaways-from-the-nunes-memo
Nunes memo: Key extracts and what they mean
After days - weeks - of breathless anticipation, the secret memo is a secret no more. Was it a bomb or a dud?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42827167
The Nunes Memo Undermines the Right’s Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-nunes-memo-undermines-the-rights-trump-russia-conspiracy-theory
The Nunes memo is a giant, damaging distraction
Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-nunes-memo-is-a-giant-damaging-distraction/2018/02/02/380be4be-084f-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
Republicans Release the Nunes Memo to the Fury of Democrats
President Trump authorized the release of the unredacted memorandum over strident objections from top law-enforcement officials, as Democrats blasted it as deliberately misleading.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/a-closer-look-at-the-nunes-memo/552233/
The Surprise in the Nunes Memo
The controversial document raises some interesting questions—but also undermines the political argument it was intended to buttress.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-news/552227/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dt6GBTOv1Z_m64MM7EbAmzajoLK6M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
The Real Purpose Of The Nunes Memo
Despite the distraction, the memo shows no “deep state” plot to elect Hillary Clinton.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-memo-plot_us_5a74a311e4b01ce33eb27fde
The GOP Memo Trump Hoped Would Stop Mueller’s Russia Probe Is A Misleading Dud
The much-hyped document reveals almost no new information, and is full of inaccuracies and omissions.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-memo_us_5a7337cee4b06fa61b4e4719
Sen. John McCain On Nunes Memo Release: ‘We Are Doing Putin’s Job For Him’
The Arizona senator blasted the memo, which President Donald Trump declassified against the wishes of the intelligence community.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sen-john-mccain-nunes-memo-putin_us_5a749987e4b06ee97af24494
The RNC Should Just Call Itself The Trump National Committee Now
The party of morality and law has become the party of defending accused sexual predators and attacking law enforcement.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-national-committee_us_5a749826e4b0905433b3ce32
Republicans Warned Secret Memo Would Be ‘Worse Than Watergate.’ It’s Not.
Much of the memo’s contents were already public information.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-memo-watergate_us_5a74a865e4b0905433b3edf7
Right-Wing Outlets Got Advance Excerpts Of GOP Memo, Underscoring Its Partisan Nature
Fox News obtaining “exclusive first excerpts” demonstrates that the release of the memo was never about transparency, only about politics.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nunes-memo-right-wing-media_us_5a74aa1ce4b01ce33eb28679
In Trump vs. the F.B.I., Trump Will Lose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/opinion/trump-fbi-winner-justice.html
Trump vs. the FBI
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/trump-stokes-mueller-feud-with-memo-greenlight-balance-of-power
House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He’ll be sorry.
By Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/messing-with-the-fbi-trump-doesnt-know-history/2018/02/01/53f94f62-0788-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=in+trump+vs.+the+f.b.i.
Sean Hannity Has Been Advising Donald Trump on the Nunes Memo, Because of Course He Has
Donald Trump continues to get his policy advice from the people on ‘the shows.’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-hannity-has-been-advising-donald-trump-on-the-nunes-memo-because-of-course-he-has
Report: Sean Hannity has been advising Trump on Nunes memo
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/02/01/report-sean-hannity-has-been-advising-trump-nunes-memo/219244
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=sean+hannity+has+been+advising
Trump’s White House Goes Weirdly Silent on the Nunes Memo
A scandal that was supposed to be bigger than Watergate goes almost unmentioned by the president’s team after it breaks.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-white-house-goes-weirdly-silent-on-the-nunes-memo
White House sees price for release of Nunes memo
https://www.axios.com/release-memo-trump-fbi-mueller-wray-nunes-55bd411a-a313-416d-bf48-0e759789f478.html
The Trump White House’s laughable spin that releasing the Nunes memo is all about ‘transparency’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/the-trump-white-houses-laughable-claim-that-releasing-the-nunes-memo-is-all-about-transparency/
Judiciary Dem: I suspect Nunes and White House coordinated on memo - Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371985-nadler-i-suspect-nunes-and-white-house-coordinated-on-memo
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=white+house+nunes+memo
How Trump’s Allies Fanned an Ember of Controversy Into Flames of Outrage
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/memo-trump-nunes.html
Trump says 'people should be ashamed' after memo is declassified - included near the end in the official White House YouTube "President Trump Meets with North Korean Defectors" included in sequence in the body of this post above (there followed immediately by Trump's "You figure that one out." reply to "Does [the memo] make you more likely to fire Rosenstein? Do you still have confidence in him after reading the memo?")
Guardian News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR3-9KBNqAE [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cw9tosz-Gs ]
Justice Dept. told court of source’s political influence in request to wiretap ex-Trump campaign aide, officials say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-dept-told-court-of-sources-political-bias-in-request-to-wiretap-ex-trump-campaign-aide-officials-say/2018/02/02/caecfa86-0852-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
Calling Trump Nixonian? That’s not fair to Nixon.
By Ruth Marcus
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/calling-trump-nixonian-thats-not-fair-to-nixon/2018/02/02/f889ea18-0865-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
Why the Nunes memo takes aim at a Justice Dept. official specializing in gangs and drugs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/why-the-nunes-memo-takes-aim-at-a-justice-department-official-specializing-in-gangs-and-drugs/2018/02/02/82e836e8-0847-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dx3chb8GPBgUhkMZjvX6OOCuVLrAM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
headed, Statement from the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138464912
Nineteenth down
WATCH: Republican Congressman answers questions about GOP Russia memo
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZFN9Tx6xh-skXCuRHCDpQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour , https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour/videos ]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) holds news briefing on the House Intelligence Committee's decision to release the Nunes memo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQXSlf6fUk [comments disabled]
Note Gaetz says "when the dossier was served up to the FISA court..." he is misleading as the whole dossier was not
in the warrant application. Only parts were. He also says McCabe testified the warrant on Page would not have been
gained without the dossier. Schiff says Gaetz is misleading re McCabe's testimony. See, Q&A on the Nunes Memo
By Lori Robertson Posted on February 7, 2018 .. https://www.factcheck.org/2018/02/qa-nunes-memo/
These three get us into the second quarter
Revealed: The 2 journalists cited in GOP Intel memo speak out
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
The two journalists named in a controversial GOP memo, Michael Isikoff and David Corn join Ari Melber for their first interview since it was released.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/revealed-the-2-journalists-cited-in-gop-intel-memo-speak-out-1152814147660
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Revealed: GOP Rep. Nunes did not read evidence for his own intel memo
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
One sign the memo release is failing as a political matter — on the night of its release, Nunes on Fox promising another
memo instead of discussing this one. NBC News Contributor Howard Fineman calls the appearance a dramatic “faceplant”.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/revealed-gop-rep-nunes-did-not-read-evidence-for-his-own-intel-memo-1152814147643
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Watch legal journalist demolish claims in GOP Russia memo
The Beat with Ari Melber
2/2/18
In a ‘Beat’ Special breakdown Ari Melber separates legal facts vs. Nunes’ fiction — calling it a ‘dud’
when it comes to revealing anything about Bob Mueller’s criminal probe into the Trump White House.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/watch-legal-journalist-demolish-claims-in-gop-russia-memo-1152813123558 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4dow8s4jE8 [this YouTube's title botched, it is of this segment, not the segment just above; with comments]
Note: McCabe quoted as saying the Nunes memo is only the opinion of it's congressional authors.
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The ‘Nunes Memo’ Ripping the Justice Department Was Written by Former Justice Department Lawyer
Kash Patel jumped from DOJ to the House intel committee where he turned the department’s most-coveted intelligence against it.
Betsy Woodruff 02.02.18 10:39 AM ET
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nunes-memo-ripping-the-justice-department-was-written-by-former-justice-department-lawyer
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How The Nunes Memo Is A Danger To Democracy (HBO)
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by VICE News [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ / https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews , https://www.youtube.com/user/vicenews/videos ]
There seem to be some real parallels between Richard Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre and Trump's alleged
desire to fire Special Prosecutor Mueller. Many in Congress seem to think their job is to protect the president.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-6ECS4kYJE [with comments]
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Rep. Hurd on Nunes memo: DOJ authority should be used appropriately every time
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour
What information in the so-called Nunes memo was so compelling to Republicans it it warranted its release despite calls by the
intelligence community to keep it classified? Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a former undercover officer in
the CIA, said it’s a matter of oversight of federal law enforcement, the use of verified sources and the protection of civil liberties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1VDADE6jK8 [comments disabled]
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Rep. Schiff: Nunes memo cherrypicks information to mislead, includes untrue claims
Published on Feb 2, 2018 by PBS NewsHour
The Nunes memo is "directly misleading" and selective about the details it uses, says Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee
and author of a Democratic memo. Schiff joins Judy Woodruff to combat Republican accusations of intelligence community bias around the Russia investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTxNy-M-9g [comments disabled]
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Nunes memo's big reveal is not what its authors thought
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The memo's proponents say it shows an anti-Trump conspiracy, but it actually debunks one of their main Russia probe talking points.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nunes-memo-s-big-reveal-is-not-what-its-authors-thought-1152793667751
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What did Carter Page know?
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The oddly prescient comment by the man at the center of the Nunes memo that has us asking: Wait, what?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-did-carter-page-know-1152790083731 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7T4wkWPtew [with comments]
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Did Hannity convince Trump to "release the memo"?
All In with Chris Hayes
2/2/18
The Fox News host has been aggressively hyping "one of the biggest scandals in American history" and, reportedly, advising the president.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/did-hannity-convince-trump-to-release-the-memo-1152791619796
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Nunes memo fails to live up to hype for Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow points out that despite two weeks of Fox News hype, the Nunes memo is not only underwhelming
as a political stunt, it actually undermines the argument it was meant to make for Donald Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/for-all-the-hype-nunes-memo-delivers-sad-trombone-for-trump-1152815171949 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6uGZ0dp_E4 [with comments]
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Schiff: Nunes memo damages intel community
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Congressman Adam Schiff, top Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow
about the damage the Nunes memo has done to the relationship between Congress and the intelligence community.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-nunes-memo-damages-intel-community-trust-in-congress-1152816707999
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Nunes memo presents incomplete picture
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Chuck Rosenberg, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the FISA process
and why Devin Nunes' manipulation of classified information puts the FBI in in a tough bind.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nunes-memo-presents-incomplete-picture-but-fbi-s-hands-are-tied-1152829507805
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Nixon's right-wing media vision helps Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about the context of the Devin Nunes
memo and how Richard Nixon met with Roger Ailes about creating a conservative media that now carries Donald Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nixon-s-right-wing-media-vision-ultimately-a-help-to-trump-1152838211822
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Memo as excuse to fire Rosenstein opens can of worms for Trump
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow points out that Dana Boente, the current FBI general counsel, also signed off on a Carter Page FISA warrant, just
like Rod Rosenstein did. So if the Nunes memo is an excuse to fire Rosenstein, how many other people will Trump have to fire?
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/memo-as-excuse-to-fire-rosenstein-opens-can-of-worms-for-trump-1152845379665
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Air comes out of Trump's Nunes memo balloon
The Rachel Maddow Show
2/2/18
Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid remark on the bursting of the Nunes memo bubble and wonder about how the energy of the memo's hype will dissipate.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/air-comes-out-of-trump-s-nunes-memo-balloon-1152848451748
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Two ex-DOJ officials on Nunes memo: 'a bad joke’
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/2/18
Joy Reid talks with former DOJ lawyers Paul Butler and Harry Litman, who says that the Republican
memo is a "disgraceful episode" that will damage institutional relations with the DOJ and FBI.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/two-ex-doj-officials-on-nunes-memo-a-bad-joke-1152827459946 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ww2kJtjv0 [with comments]
In that one Rep. Paul Gosar says the Page FISA warrant was illegal abuse of FISA, and wants Comey, McCabe, Sally Yates and Rosenstein prosecuted for treason for
their involvement in the process. Has he sent that ridiculous letter to Sessions yet? Will House Republicans hold the president accountable according
to their constitutional responsibility under the separation of powers enshrined in the constitution. If not, would that be treasonous?
Add one related
GOP lawmaker calls for FBI, DOJ officials to face 'treason' charges
By CRISTIANO LIMA 02/02/2018 03:19 PM EST
Updated 02/02/2018 04:52 PM EST
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/nunes-memo-treason-paul-gosar-386089
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Lawyers involved in probe: Mueller may indict Trump
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
2/2/18
A new report from Politico says two lawyers who have interacted with Mueller's team think Special Counsel Robert
Mueller could indict President Trump. Politico reporter Darren Samuelsohn and Paul Butler discuss with Joy Reid.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawyers-involved-in-probe-mueller-may-indict-trump-1152833603609 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vAOjxqlGgY [with comments]
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After Nunes memo's release, Trump fails to back Rosenstein
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Critics of the Nunes memo argue its real purpose is to give Trump cover to fire Dep. Atty. General Rod Rosenstein who's overseeing
Robert Mueller's Russia probe. White House officials say Rosestein's job is safe, but Trump failed to answer the question when asked.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/after-nunes-memo-s-release-trump-fails-to-back-rosenstein-1152859715846
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FBI insider on what the Nunes memo tells America's enemies
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Robert Anderson, a former FBI colleague of Robert Mueller's, joins to discuss if he thinks Mueller will be affected by the
release of the Nunes memo and what the memo is telling America's adversaries about the U.S. intelligence community.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/fbi-insider-on-what-the-nunes-memo-tells-america-s-enemies-1152867907537 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpBsBBazMyI [with comments]
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McCain: Undermining our own rule of law only helps Putin
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
2/3/18
Condemning the release of the Nunes memo, Sen. John McCain said it serves no one's
interests but Vladimir Putin’s. Republican strategist Mike Murphy joins to discuss.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired February 2, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/mccain-undermining-our-own-rule-of-law-only-helps-putin-1152861763702 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNN_E2oMVnA [with comments]
From "stashed February 2, 2018:"
President approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance
President Trump approved release Friday of a GOP memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, intensifying a fight between the White House and Republican lawmakers, on one side, and the nation’s top law enforcement agency over whether the origins of a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election were tainted by political bias.
The memo was approved for release without redactions, according to two White House officials.
The president told reporters in the Oval Office, “I think it’s a disgrace what’s happening in our country. A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that.”
The FBI and the Justice Department had lobbied strenuously against the memo’s release. In a statement Wednesday, the FBI had said it was “gravely concerned” that key facts were missing from the memo, which, it said, left an inaccurate impression of how the agency conducted surveillance under the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Friday morning, the president tweeted in anticipation of the memo’s release, saying: “The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago.’’ He added: “Rank & File are great people!”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-approves-release-of-gop-memo-criticizing-fbi-surveillance/2018/02/02/699eb988-06cf-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
Trump Formally Authorizes Congress To Release Controversial Nunes Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo
GOP memo declassified, release expected: Live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nunes-memo-declassified-today-gop-despite-fbi-warnings-grave-concern-live-updates/
In Attack On Mueller Probe, Trump Declassifies GOP Memo FBI Says Is Bogus
The memo alleges wrongdoing at the Justice Department and the FBI.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-memo_us_5a7337cee4b06fa61b4e4719
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGpJWbBE9P8xiDMYjYKoDuIsy_gMM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Did Trump just reveal the real reason this memo was written?
Republican leaders in Congress have one main defense for releasing a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation: It reveals mistakes and even bias at the FBI, not with the separate, independent special counsel investigation set up by the Justice Department.
The memo, said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday, isn't “an indictment of the FBI, of the Department of Justice.”
Apparently President Trump didn't get that memo. In one tweet Friday morning, Trump publicly undermined Ryan's argument that the memo does not equal an attack on the FBI, Justice Department or the special counsel investigating Trump.
This memo will actually prove political bias in all of those places, Trump suggested:
The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Rank & File are great people!
[ https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/959389424806191104 ]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/did-trump-just-reveal-the-real-reason-this-memo-was-written/
Trump Says F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Have ‘Politicized’ Investigative Process
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
While You Are Tweeting About the Nunes Memo, Russia Is Plotting Its Midterms Attack
The point is distraction. And it’s working dangerously well.
By David Corn
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/while-you-are-tweeting-about-the-nunes-memo-russia-is-plotting-its-midterms-attack/
The big questions before the Nunes memo is released
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/politics/nunes-memo-release-intelligence-fbi-russia/index.html
Washington Awaits Nunes Memo That Has Pushed It Into Terra Incognita
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582548907/washington-awaits-nunes-memo-that-has-pushed-it-into-terra-incognita
These alarming leaks on Trump’s handling of the memo signal danger ahead
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/02/02/these-alarming-leaks-on-trumps-handling-of-memo-suggest-danger-ahead/
What if the memo is ‘a dud’?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/what-if-the-memo-is-a-dud/
Trump claims FBI, DOJ favor Democrats, expected to approve release of Russia memo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-claims-fbi-doj-favors-democrats-expected-approve-release-russia-n843981
Trump Leans Into Attack On FBI As Clock Ticks Toward Release Of Nunes Memo
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/02/582666768/trump-leans-into-attack-on-fbi-as-clock-ticks-toward-release-of-nunes-memo
Trump attacks top U.S. law enforcement over Russia probe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/trump-attacks-top-u-s-law-enforcement-over-russia-probe-idUSKBN1FM1FD
These Are the Republicans Speaking Out Against Trump's Release of the Nunes Memo
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania
[that's it - no others]
http://time.com/5130286/devin-nunes-memo-republican-party/
What’s the bigger story — the Russia probe [yes, of course] or the investigative practices [what the Traitors for Traitor Trump claim]?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/what-s-bigger-story-russia-probe-or-investigative-practices-n844021
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dRSl178ng9RoMPM6oVV2mlxyLgelM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy.
https://twitter.com/Comey/status/959197429156466689
Trump’s on a tweet rampage against FBI/DOJ for being too helpful to Dems. But there’s a problem with that theory:
Comey? Republican.
Wray? Republican.
Mueller? Republican.
Sessions? Republican.
Rosenstein? Republican.
I guess, to him, upholding the Constitution is pro-Democrat.
https://twitter.com/timkaine/status/959415325329641473
The top leadership of the FBI and Justice Department (current and former, including Wray, Mueller and James Comey) are Republicans. The Justice Department and FBI are led by Republicans appointed by Donald Trump. Are they politicized against themselves?
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/959412111452590082
'Weasels and liars': Comey tweets about FBI speaking up amid controversy over memo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/01/politics/james-comey-fbi-tweet/index.html
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=comey
Russia probe lawyers think Mueller could indict Trump
Many legal scholars doubt a U.S. vs. Trump case is possible, but two attorneys who have dealt with special counsel Robert Mueller's team disagree. One expects Mueller to move as early as this spring.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-russia-indictment-mueller-probe-384969
Attorneys in Russia probe believe Mueller could indict Trump: report
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/371956-attorneys-in-russia-probe-believe-mueller-could-indict-trump-report
Bob Livingston's 'tough guy' aide becomes key in Trump probe - Mark Corallo
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2018/02/bob_livingstons_tough_guy_aide.html
‘I’d Bet Against the President’: Lawyers Tied to Russia Probe Say Mueller May Indict Trump
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/id-bet-against-the-president-lawyers-tied-to-russia-probe-say-mueller-may-indict-trump/
When Two Tribes Go to War
By Andrew Sullivan
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/andrew-sullivan-when-two-tribes-go-to-war.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dkmIvjqUg0PvINMcEY1vDJgxX-y5M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Did Donald Trump Read the Memo? Could He Read It?
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/did-donald-trump-read-the-memo-could-he-read-it.html
Republicans: If Poor Carter Page Can Be Wiretapped, Who Among Us Is Safe?
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/gop-if-carter-page-can-be-wiretapped-who-among-us-is-safe.html
4 New Trump Corruption Stories From the Last Day Alone
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/4-new-trump-corruption-stories-from-the-last-day-alone.html
Wall Street Journal Columnist Discovers Trump Defense to End All Trump Defenses
By Jonathan Chait
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/wsj-columnist-trump-can-do-anything-and-ill-support-it.html
more: Jonathan Chait Archive
http://nymag.com/search.html?q=chait
Read the GOP memo
The Nunes memo is a document created by the staff of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance authority, particularly when it sought a secret court order to monitor a former Trump campaign adviser. The FBI and the Justice Department had lobbied strenuously against its release. On Wednesday, the FBI had said it was “gravely concerned” that key facts were missing from the memo. President approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/president-approves-release-of-gop-memo-criticizing-fbi-surveillance/2018/02/02/699eb988-06cf-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html ]
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/national/read-the-gop-memo/2746/
House Republicans Release Secret Memo [ http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG00/20180129/106822/HMTG-115-IG00-20180129-SD001.pdf ] Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
Disputed GOP-Nunes memo released
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/politics/republican-intelligence-memo/index.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dGpJWbBE9P8xiDMYjYKoDuIsy_gMM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
Read the Nunes Memo - plain text, not pdf or scribd-style
House Republicans on Friday released a previously secret memo that was written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee and declassified by President Trump. The memo claims that F.B.I. officials abused their authority and favored Democrats in the early stages of the Russia investigation.
Our reporters are reading the memo and will add their analysis soon. For more coverage, read here ["House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias", https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html ].
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/02/us/politics/nunes-memo-gop-fbi-annotated.html
The full Nunes memo, annotated - plain text, not pdf or scribd-style
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/the-full-nunes-memo-annotated/
After Trump declassifies, Nunes memo released
'Congress will do whatever they're going to do, but I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country,' the president says.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-nunes-memo-released-384977
House intel releases Nunes memo alleging FBI bias
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/371655-house-panel-releases-nunes-memo
Entire Russia memo released over FBI objections
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-intelligence-committee-releases-russia-memo-over-fbi-objections-n844026
Releasing the Nunes memo is Trump’s most unethical act since firing Comey
By Matthew Miller
Matthew Miller was director of the Justice Department’s public affairs office from 2009 to 2011.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/releasing-the-nunes-memo-is-trumps-most-unethical-act-since-firing-comey/2018/02/01/082967be-06a9-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dSuhpbeCgQXSCUMsNoJ9GGz2mAC_M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
The controversial Nunes memo is out. Here’s what we know.
What happens after #ReleaseTheMemo.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/2/16955222/trump-releasethememo
The Nunes memo, explained with diagrams
The memo is out. Here’s why Republicans think it’ll discredit Robert Mueller’s investigation.
https://www.vox.com/2018/2/1/16955472/nunes-memo-release-diagram
The 9 biggest questions about the Nunes memo, answered
A GOP Congress member’s controversial memo about the FBI and the Trump-Russia investigation, explained.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/1/16956290/nunes-memo-release-the-memo-fbi-russia
Carter Page, the star of the Nunes memo, explained
9 questions about the former Trump adviser you were too embarrassed to ask.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/2/16956014/nunes-memo-carter-page
Nunes memo centers on a 40-year-old law written to prevent surveillance abuses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nunes-memo-centers-on-a-40-year-old-law-written-to-prevent-surveillance-abuses/2018/02/01/81ab8b84-0768-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
Suspicion, Not Proof, Is Enough For A FISA Warrant
The House Intelligence Committee's Republican-written memo is expected to be made public on Friday. It's expected to accuse the FBI of acting improperly in targeting Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/thomasfrank/experts-are-skeptical-that-the-dossier-played-a-decisive
Republican ‘Release the Memo’ Conspiracy Ignores How Difficult It Is to Get a FISA Warrant
http://www.newsweek.com/how-get-fisa-warrant-797323
GOP-Nunes memo released alleging FBI cover-up
[...]
Meanwhile, a Democratic congressional source with direct knowledge told NBC News that four separate FISA judges reviewed the surveillance application and renewals of Page.
[...]
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/house-intelligence-committee-releases-russia-memo-over-fbi-objections-n844026
Nunes Memo: Read the full transcript of GOP memo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-intelligence-committee-memo-read-full-transcript-gop-memo-n844116
Nunes memo release leaves FBI Director Christopher Wray no choice: He must resign
The White House has decided it is more important to score political points than take national security concerns seriously.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/nunes-memo-release-leaves-fbi-director-christopher-wray-no-choice-ncna844136
Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe - h/t PegnVA https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=138244042
[...]
“The Papadopoulos information triggered the opening of an FBI counterintelligence investigation in late July 2016 by FBI agent Pete Strzok,” the memo noted in its final paragraph.
That timing is significant, given the FBI did not seek authorization to conduct surveillance on Page until three months later, on Oct. 21, 2016.
[...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sentence-buried-in-gop-memo-may-undercut-trump-efforts-to-discredit-russia-probe/2018/02/02/4133ebe4-0846-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
Why Did Trump Let the Russians Off the Hook? - Russia Matters
This week’s highly anticipated news on additional Russia sanctions landed with a thud.
For weeks, both Moscow and Washington had been astir about the impending steps the Trump administration would take against Russia based on legislation reluctantly signed by the president nearly six months ago and overwhelmingly supported by Congress.
The law, called the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, or CAATSA, called for three analytical reports and the imposition of no less than five punitive measures, out of a possible 12, against Russia for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The administration instead chose to impose zero new sanctions, saying the current ones were working and the “mere threat” of additional steps had had enough impact.
[...]
http://www.newsweek.com/why-did-trump-let-russians-hook-798251
original https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/why-did-trump-administration-pass-buck-sanctioning-russia
Trump plays turtle on Russia sanctions
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/02/01/russia-sanctions-trump-plays-turtle-editorials-debates/1083046001/
Treasury warns of wide impact if U.S. sanctions Russian debt
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-sanctions/treasury-warns-of-wide-impact-if-u-s-sanctions-russian-debt-idUSKBN1FM24Q
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dyhNMKAa_IjCitM23j7J0szJ-ZMiM?ned=us&hl=en&gl=US
GOP defies FBI, releases secret Russia memo to partisan fury
'Congress will do whatever they're going to do, but I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country,' the president says.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/trump-nunes-memo-released-384977
Five takeaways from the Nunes surveillance memo
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/372100-five-takeaways-from-the-nunes-memo
Nunes memo: Key extracts and what they mean
After days - weeks - of breathless anticipation, the secret memo is a secret no more. Was it a bomb or a dud?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42827167
The Nunes Memo Undermines the Right’s Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-nunes-memo-undermines-the-rights-trump-russia-conspiracy-theory
The Nunes memo is a giant, damaging distraction
Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-nunes-memo-is-a-giant-damaging-distraction/2018/02/02/380be4be-084f-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
Republicans Release the Nunes Memo to the Fury of Democrats
President Trump authorized the release of the unredacted memorandum over strident objections from top law-enforcement officials, as Democrats blasted it as deliberately misleading.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/a-closer-look-at-the-nunes-memo/552233/
The Surprise in the Nunes Memo
The controversial document raises some interesting questions—but also undermines the political argument it was intended to buttress.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/nunes-news/552227/
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dt6GBTOv1Z_m64MM7EbAmzajoLK6M?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
The Real Purpose Of The Nunes Memo
Despite the distraction, the memo shows no “deep state” plot to elect Hillary Clinton.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-memo-plot_us_5a74a311e4b01ce33eb27fde
The GOP Memo Trump Hoped Would Stop Mueller’s Russia Probe Is A Misleading Dud
The much-hyped document reveals almost no new information, and is full of inaccuracies and omissions.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-memo_us_5a7337cee4b06fa61b4e4719
Sen. John McCain On Nunes Memo Release: ‘We Are Doing Putin’s Job For Him’
The Arizona senator blasted the memo, which President Donald Trump declassified against the wishes of the intelligence community.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sen-john-mccain-nunes-memo-putin_us_5a749987e4b06ee97af24494
The RNC Should Just Call Itself The Trump National Committee Now
The party of morality and law has become the party of defending accused sexual predators and attacking law enforcement.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-national-committee_us_5a749826e4b0905433b3ce32
Republicans Warned Secret Memo Would Be ‘Worse Than Watergate.’ It’s Not.
Much of the memo’s contents were already public information.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republicans-memo-watergate_us_5a74a865e4b0905433b3edf7
Right-Wing Outlets Got Advance Excerpts Of GOP Memo, Underscoring Its Partisan Nature
Fox News obtaining “exclusive first excerpts” demonstrates that the release of the memo was never about transparency, only about politics.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nunes-memo-right-wing-media_us_5a74aa1ce4b01ce33eb28679
In Trump vs. the F.B.I., Trump Will Lose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/opinion/trump-fbi-winner-justice.html
Trump vs. the FBI
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-02/trump-stokes-mueller-feud-with-memo-greenlight-balance-of-power
House Republicans Release Secret Memo Accusing Russia Investigators of Bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-memo.html
Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He’ll be sorry.
By Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/messing-with-the-fbi-trump-doesnt-know-history/2018/02/01/53f94f62-0788-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=in+trump+vs.+the+f.b.i.
Sean Hannity Has Been Advising Donald Trump on the Nunes Memo, Because of Course He Has
Donald Trump continues to get his policy advice from the people on ‘the shows.’
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-hannity-has-been-advising-donald-trump-on-the-nunes-memo-because-of-course-he-has
Report: Sean Hannity has been advising Trump on Nunes memo
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/02/01/report-sean-hannity-has-been-advising-trump-nunes-memo/219244
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=sean+hannity+has+been+advising
Trump’s White House Goes Weirdly Silent on the Nunes Memo
A scandal that was supposed to be bigger than Watergate goes almost unmentioned by the president’s team after it breaks.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-white-house-goes-weirdly-silent-on-the-nunes-memo
White House sees price for release of Nunes memo
https://www.axios.com/release-memo-trump-fbi-mueller-wray-nunes-55bd411a-a313-416d-bf48-0e759789f478.html
The Trump White House’s laughable spin that releasing the Nunes memo is all about ‘transparency’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/02/the-trump-white-houses-laughable-claim-that-releasing-the-nunes-memo-is-all-about-transparency/
Judiciary Dem: I suspect Nunes and White House coordinated on memo - Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371985-nadler-i-suspect-nunes-and-white-house-coordinated-on-memo
more: https://www.google.com/search?q=white+house+nunes+memo
How Trump’s Allies Fanned an Ember of Controversy Into Flames of Outrage
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/us/politics/memo-trump-nunes.html
Trump says 'people should be ashamed' after memo is declassified - included near the end in the official White House YouTube "President Trump Meets with North Korean Defectors" included in sequence in the body of this post above (there followed immediately by Trump's "You figure that one out." reply to "Does [the memo] make you more likely to fire Rosenstein? Do you still have confidence in him after reading the memo?")
Guardian News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR3-9KBNqAE [also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cw9tosz-Gs ]
Justice Dept. told court of source’s political influence in request to wiretap ex-Trump campaign aide, officials say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-dept-told-court-of-sources-political-bias-in-request-to-wiretap-ex-trump-campaign-aide-officials-say/2018/02/02/caecfa86-0852-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
Calling Trump Nixonian? That’s not fair to Nixon.
By Ruth Marcus
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/calling-trump-nixonian-thats-not-fair-to-nixon/2018/02/02/f889ea18-0865-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
Why the Nunes memo takes aim at a Justice Dept. official specializing in gangs and drugs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/why-the-nunes-memo-takes-aim-at-a-justice-department-official-specializing-in-gangs-and-drugs/2018/02/02/82e836e8-0847-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html
more: https://news.google.com/news/story/dx3chb8GPBgUhkMZjvX6OOCuVLrAM?ned=us&gl=US&hl=en
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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