What To Expect From The House Intel Memo On Surveillance Abuse
The impending release of a major classified document from
investigators at the House of Representatives is stoking outrage and
intrigue among voters and beltway elite alike. Because the report is
held under lock and key and available only to lawmakers in the House who
have legally agreed to abide by House rules and keep the information
secret until it’s publicly released, little is known about the document.
What we do know is that the document is based on oversight and
investigation of the FBI and Department of Justice and details potential
abuses of those agencies’ authorities as it relates to the Steele
dossier and secret surveillance warrants obtained by the Obama
administration.
Here is what to expect ahead:
1) The memo will likely be released to the public — eventually.
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence already voted to
allow all 435 members of the House of Representatives see the document.
In order to see it, they must go to a secure site and legally agree to
keep its contents undisclosed until such time it is publicly released.
As House members have begun reading the document, they have called for
its public release on the grounds of its importance. To date, more than
200 members, most of them Republican, have read the document. When the
House reconvenes next week, the committee may vote to release it to the
public. If they do, President Donald Trump has five days to notify the
committee of his opposition to its release. If he objects, the entire
House may vote to release its contents. If he does not object, it may be
made public after the five days expire.
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