Quick thread:
1) Assistant AG Stephen Boyd just told Nunes in a letter that releasing his memo will be a "deviation" from an arrangement DOJ negotiated on access to classified info with House Intel Committee and ... Paul Ryan's office:
(h/t @NatashaBertrand)
1) Assistant AG Stephen Boyd just told Nunes in a letter that releasing his memo will be a "deviation" from an arrangement DOJ negotiated on access to classified info with House Intel Committee and ... Paul Ryan's office:
(h/t @NatashaBertrand)
2) This appears to be a reference to @RepAdamSchiff's hint yesterday that Nunes had violated such an agreement:
wapo.st/2Br2yxT
wapo.st/2Br2yxT
3) Lawfare's @Susan_Hennessey raised the question yesterday of whether Schiff had basically suggested Nunes had mishandled classified information:
4) The White House has publicly endorsed this #ReleaseTheMemo strategy, which DOJ has now said breaches this agreement.
5) As far as I can tell, Paul Ryan has basically endorsed Nunes' #ReleaseTheMemo strategy.
Would love to hear from experts. Shouldn't Ryan be asked whether he backs Nunes on #ReleaseTheMemo, now that DOJ has explicitly said it violates the deal Ryan entered into?
Would love to hear from experts. Shouldn't Ryan be asked whether he backs Nunes on #ReleaseTheMemo, now that DOJ has explicitly said it violates the deal Ryan entered into?
7) DOJ letter also says release of Nunes memo would have "damaging impact" on "national security."
But WH has endorsed release of memo on grounds that it = "full transparency" (a lie).
So it will be interesting to hear WH's response to DOJ's claim.
But WH has endorsed release of memo on grounds that it = "full transparency" (a lie).
So it will be interesting to hear WH's response to DOJ's claim.
