On the other hand, Cong. Nunes explained that the committee released the memo because it “discovered violations of the public trust.” He added that Americans “have a right to know when officials in crucial institutions are abusing their authority for political purposes.”
Furthermore, Cong. Nunes hopes that the committee’s action will “shine a light on this alarming series of events.”
The memo indicated that the DOJ and the FBI abused their authority in using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (ACT) during the 2016 presidential election cycle. It is focused on the FISA warrant authorizing electronic surveillance on Carter Page, the former foreign policy adviser of Pres. Trump.
Click the link to read the entire memo.
Democrats say Nunes memo contains misleading allegations against DOJ, FBI
The Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee condemned the release of the Nunes memo. According to them, the document contains “misleading allegations” against the DOJ and the FBI. It is a “shameful effort to discredit” both agencies, to “undermine the Special Counsel’s ongoing investigation and undercut congressional probes.”
