Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Two Senior FBI Officials Review Controversial GOP Memo, Find Zero 'Factual Inaccuracies'

To recap, the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines last night to make public a classified memorandum, written by Republicans and drawn from US intelligence, pertaining to some element or elements of the overall Russia matter.  The specific subject matter of the document remains unclear, although the surveillance of former Trump aide Carter Page appears to be at least somewhat relevant. Democrats have objected vociferously to publishing the memo, claiming that it paints an inaccurate picture of reality, based on incomplete information.  They've drafted their own private memo, which the committee voted unanimously to make available to all House members -- but not the public -- last evening.  (For what it's worth, I've come to believe that given the volume and severity of the various charges and counter-charges, both memos should be released, along with as much supporting raw intelligence as possible, with a careful eye toward national security considerations).
Among the criticisms mounted by Democrats in recent days is the accusation that the GOP-authored document isn't factually accurate.  Fox News chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge, who first revealed that FBI Director Christopher Wray viewed the memo on Sunday, is reporting today that several FBI/DOJ sources have now viewed the controversial missive and are not questioning its accuracy:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/01/30/report-fbi-officials-find-no-inaccuracies-in-controversial-gop-memo-n2441862 

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