Trump-Russia investigation Nunes memo 'a political hit job on FBI' in service of Trump, top Democrat says Adam Schiff says release of memo will compromise work of FBIGOP’s Gowdy: dossier ‘nothing to do with Trump Tower meeting’What is the Nunes memo and why is it important? Trump on Saturday tweeted: ‘This memo totally vindicates Trump in the probe’. Photograph: Andrew Harrer/EPAA top Democrat in Congress has accused his Republican colleagues of carrying out “a political hit job on the FBI in the service of the president” with the Friday release of a memo assembled by House intelligence committee chair Devin Nunes. “There is a Russia investigation without a dossier,” Gowdy said. Also on Sunday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer challenged Trump to release a document drafted by Democrats to rebut the Nunes memo.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2018 14:42 UTC