Great news! The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release the FISA memo! Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is super bummed.
JUST IN: Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, announces vote to release controversial Russia memo. pic.twitter.com/lPK44eRZz2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 29, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Monday to release a classified memorandum that Republicans say shows anti-Trump bias at the Justice Department, the committee’s top Democrat said.
Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, calling it a “sad day” for the committee, told reporters the panel also voted along party lines not to release a Democratic-drafted memo that countered the Republican report.
The House vote gives President Donald Trump up to five days to decide whether to release the classified document. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday that no decision had been made.
I really don’t see him refusing to do so. Do you?
BREAKING: The House Intelligence Committee voted to release the memo.
Not a single democrat voted to release it.
Start the clock: If President Trump has no objections to the memo, it can be released to the public in 5 days. #ReleaseTheMemo
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 30, 2018
BREAKING: The House Intelligence committee votes to release the memo that entails illegal actions committed by the Obama Administration.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) January 29, 2018
Pelosi on memo: House Republicans crossed from dangerous irresponsibility and disregard for our national security into the realm of cover up. In doing so, they disregarded the warnings of the Justice Department and the FBI.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 30, 2018
Pelosi on GOP FISA memo: Americans should be deeply concerned by Speaker Ryan’s sanctioning of this irresponsible decision and his complicity..allowing the Cmte..to devolve into a sad political spectacle.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 30, 2018
Pelosi: Trump must honor his responsibility as Commander-in-Chief and reject the reckless release of the Nunes memo..Republicans must cease their efforts to undermine Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 30, 2018
It’s on!