Sentences with phrase «release of the memo»

Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Senator Mark Warner, the panel's ranking Democrat, said release of the memo was «a good step, but it was only one step.

Wray has not directly threatened to resign after clashing with Trump over the possible release of the memo, the source added, because that is not his style of dealing with conflict.

The potential release of the memo penned by House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes has set up a standoff with Trump against both the FBI and Department of Justice.

Despite pushback from officials, the White House approved the release of the memo Friday.

One person briefed on the matter said the White House believes that redactions could cure the problem, given the White House plan is to approve the release of the memo and leave it up to Nunes» committee to officially release the document.

The release of the memo seems designed to give Trump cover to act on these impulses.

Others familiar with the intelligence community have echoed that sentiment, arguing the release of the memo needlessly undermines the government's intelligence - gathering capabilities beyond the Russia investigation — namely clandestine agencies» ability to recruit informants and sources.

It is tragic, if all too predictable, that this President would allow the release of the memo despite FBI and DOJ's expressions of «grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the [Republicans»] memo's accuracy».

Sen. Mark Warner (D - VA), the ranking member of the Senate Intel Committee — which is leading its own investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election — also condemned the release of the memo, calling it «reckless» and demonstrating «an astonishing disregard for the truth» in a statement emailed to reporters.

Despite objections from the FBI and Democrats, Trump authorized the release of the memo on Friday.

«The release of the memo, and the fabrication of a set of ideas around the memo, empowers Trump to go after the FBI,» Goodman says.

Rep. Duncan was among 65 lawmakers who wrote to Nunes on January 19, asking for the release of the memo to the public along with any relevant information.

The release of the memo — and Trump's interpretations of it — could be big parts of that process.

Trump and his team have also raised concerns about the investigation itself in the wake of a release of a memo by Rep. Devin Nunes, R - Calif., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

Arabic news channel al - Jazeera's director general flew into the UK on Friday to demand the release of the memo in which US president George Bush allegedly discussed bombing the TV station's Qatar headquarters.

But he also wants the White House to authorize the release of a memo offered by the Intelligence Committee's Democratic minority.