The stakes are big. The memo reportedly discusses classified intelligence in depth; its release could compromise that data. Worse, its contents could be used by President Trump to clean house at the Department of Justice — firing top officials he perceives as insufficiently loyal, like Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and shutting down the Mueller probe.

The memo, in essence, raises this question: Is there an anti-Trump bias at the FBI, and if so, does it justify placing the historically independent bureau under Trump’s personal control? It’s a question with profound implications for the health of American democracy, and one that explains why the fight over the memo’s release is the fight of the moment.

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1) Who is Devin Nunes, and why did he prepare this memo?

2) What does the Nunes memo allege?

3) Does the Nunes memo implicate anyone important?

4) Why do House Republicans want to release it so much?

5) Why do the FBI and Democrats oppose it?

6) Will Trump release the Nunes memo?

7) What happens if the memo does get released?

8) Does this threaten the Mueller probe?

9) How bad could the memo fallout get?