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A series of dramatic developments in recent days — including the resignation of deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe and a vote by Republicans to publicly release a classified memo allegedly detailing evidence of anti-Trump bias in the FBI and the Justice Department — have renewed concerns that Mueller's investigation could unravel amid Republicans» intensifying criticism.
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The House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday to release a classified memo the committee's Republicans compiled on the FBI and its investigation into President Donald Trump.
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are on the verge of defying the Department of Justice and voting to release a classified memo they say will reveal misconduct by senior FBI officials involved in investigating Trump's 2016 campaign.
Brushing aside opposition from the Justice Department, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation.
Orin Kerr had comments cited about the lack of constitutional precedent for Congress and President Donald Trump to release a classified memo.
Not exact matches
The House Intelligence Committee is expected to vote Monday on whether to release the Democrats» own classified memo, which purportedly serves as a rebuttal to the Republican memo released late last week.
Both the FBI and DOJ strongly oppose releasing the memo, saying there are significant inaccuracies and the potential for classified information to be compromised.
After weeks of discussions with the Justice Department, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released Saturday a classified memo that counters GOP allegations that the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference.
The House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a classified Democratic memo rebutting GOP claims that the FBI inappropriately spied on an adviser to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
He has attacked former FBI Director James Comey for releasing memos he claims are classified, and briefly blocked a Democratic memo from the House Intelligence Committee over its inclusion of classified information, yet he grandstands against redactions insisted upon by his own Justice Department.)
Releasing the memo, which was rumored before its release to discuss classified information in depth, fulfills a demand by Trump supporters and many Republicans (and, allegedly, Trump himself).
Two weeks after Trump blocked the full release of a classified Democratic memo, the House intelligence committee published a redacted version of the document that aims to counter a narrative that Republicans on the committee have promoted for months — that the FBI and Justice Department conspired against Trump as they investigated his ties to Russia.
The president today probably will approve release of a classified Republican memo on alleged FBI abuses in the Russia probe, despite FBI Director Christopher Wray's strong objections, a senior administration official said.
«The Republican rationale for releasing the memo's classified contents raises more troubling questions than it answers, including potentially revealing classified sources and methods.»
Rep. Elise Stefanik, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, voted in favor of releasing a classified intelligence memo on Monday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Elise Stefanik has voted in favor of releasing a classified intelligence memo that purportedly contains evidence of improper surveillance usage by the FBI and Department of Justice in the probe into Russian election tampering.
Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd has said the memo draws on classified information and it would be «extraordinarily reckless» to release it.
Orin Kerr had comments cited about the release of a classified memo by Congress and President Donald Trump.
Orin Kerr had comments cited about the questionable legal claim behind the release of a classified memo by Congress and President Donald Trump.
Wray unsuccessfully fought to block the release of a classified Republican memo accusing the FBI of abusing its surveillance powers in the Russia probe - a document Trump wanted aired.