The House Intelligence Committee on Monday approved the release of the Democratic rebuttal to the highly-publicized GOP memo that alleges government surveillance abuse during the 2016 campaign. The Nunes memo has fueled accusations from Republicans of bias against Trump by top FBI and Justice Department officials. Schiff said Monday said Democrats want to make sure the White House "does not redact our memo for political purposes." Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, suggested Friday the president would be open to releasing the counter-memo. Schiff -- referencing how Nunes has said the GOP memo was “phase one” of the process to release information on government surveillance abuses -- argued the Democratic memo is “phase two.”Earlier Monday, during a speech in Ohio, the president celebrated the release of the GOP memo.

Source: Fox News February 05, 2018 23:24 UTC