Schiff accuses Nunes of altering memo before sharing it with Trump for release

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website January 31, 2018:

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Credit: Susan Walsh/AP

The House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat accused the panel’s chairman of making “material changes” to a GOP-drafted memo alleging surveillance abuses before sending it to the White House to approve its public release, a move he charges should prevent President Trump from releasing it.

Ranking Democratic member Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) sent a letter late Wednesday to chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), accusing him of “deliberately misleading” the committee, demanding he withdraw the version he sent to the White House because “there is no longer a valid basis for the White House to review the altered documents” and approve their public release. Continue reading “Schiff accuses Nunes of altering memo before sharing it with Trump for release”