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February 12, 2018

Trump Blocks Release of Schiff Memo, After Release of Nunes Memo
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Back in Washington, D.C., President Trump has blocked the release of a
Democratic memo that refutes the arguments of the controversial,
now-released memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin
Nunes. The Nunes memo purported to show the FBI and Justice Department
abused their authority by placing Trump campaign adviser Carter Page
under surveillance in 2016 over his ties to Russia. The counter memo,
written by the House Intelligence Committee's highest-ranking Democratic
member, Adam Schiff, refutes those claims and was declassified by the
committee last week. But over the weekend, Trump blocked the release of
that memo, even though he allowed the Nunes memo to be released.


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