Last Wednesday, senior FBI and national intelligence officials relayed an urgent message to the White House: Information being sought by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes could endanger a top-secret intelligence source. The debate over the risk to the source is now at the center of a pitched battle between House Republicans and the Justice Department. He said that his classified-document request and subsequent subpoena to the Justice Department did not refer to an individual. White House officials did not respond to requests for comment. The Justice Department has been sparring with lawmakers and congressional committees for months over document requests related to the FBI investigations.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2018 00:05 UTC