Judiciary Dem: I suspect Nunes and White House coordinated on memo

Source: The Hill




BY JOHN BOWDEN - 02/02/18 10:19 AM EST

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The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee says he believes the White House coordinated with Republicans on the production of a memo that is said to allege surveillance abuse by the Justice Department.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said that he thinks Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, worked with the Trump administration to produce the memo, which has been sharply criticized as inaccurate by both Democrats and the FBI.

"I don't know that, but I certainly suspect it, I suspect it because obviously of the prior history of Nunes working together with the White House," Nadler told CNN. "And because when asked whether his staff had coordinated with the White House, he wouldn't answer the question."

"So yes, I suspect that the White House had a hand in preparing this. The whole thing is a charade," Nadler said. "What you have is the president and these members of Congress being complicit in overturning considerations of national security by revealing information that the FBI says shouldn't be revealed."

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