The four-page memo was written by Devin Nunes, a Republican congressman from California and the chair of the House intelligence committee. The memo centres on allegations of impropriety in how federal officials obtained the right to monitor Trump foreign-policy adviser Carter Page. It alleges that:British ex-spy Christopher Steele detested Trump and was desperate to stop him from being president. The FBI had leaned heavily on Steele's tips to renew a warrant to spy on Trump adviser Carter Page. The document confirms that the FBI counter-intelligence probe into the Trump campaign ties with Russia began in July — three months before the events described in the memo.

Source: CBC News February 02, 2018 21:40 UTC