The vote to release the memo comes after committee Republicans, led by chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, a California Republican, pushed for its disclosure. The White House says President Donald Trump has not decided whether he’d authorize the release of a classified House Intelligence Committee memo, but says he favours “full transparency.”The House committee may vote as soon as Monday to release the memo that Republicans say alleges FBI misconduct. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that “no one” at the White House has seen the memo, so the president was not prepared to make a decision. White House aides have previously said Trump favoured releasing the document, which is in contrast to the stance of the Justice Department. ——2:30 a.m.Two Republican senators say President Donald Trump would be wise to keep a public silence on an independent investigation into his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia.

Source: National Post January 29, 2018 19:31 UTC