WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. However, portions of the memo “would create especially significant concerns for the national security and law enforcement interests,” McGahn wrote. The Justice Department and the FBI had also warned against releasing the Republican memo, saying it could jeopardise US intelligence collection methods. Democrats on the intelligence committee complained the Republicans’ four-page memo cherry-picked facts; explained events out of context and was thus not accurate. They joined other Trump administration critics in calling the release of the Republican document an effort to undermine the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Source: Pakistan Today February 10, 2018 03:00 UTC