House Speaker Paul Ryan called Tuesday to “cleanse” the FBI as he openly backed the release of a controversial memo that purportedly details alleged surveillance abuses by the U.S. government. Ryan spoke on the record to address the controversy over the House Intelligence Committee voting late Monday to make public the surveillance memo. Asked about House Intelligence Democrats complaining about their GOP counterparts, Ryan noted that Democrats “sprung their memo” last night -- a reference to the Democrats’ version which has not been released at this stage. Last week, a top Justice Department official urged House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes not to release the memo, saying it would be “extraordinarily reckless” and could harm national security and ongoing investigations. On Sunday, FBI Director Christopher Wray went to the Capitol to view the four-page memo, sources told Fox News.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2018 15:00 UTC