Rep. Lee Zeldin said Thursday that the Republican memo is specifically about FISA abuses.
“The majority memo is specifically about FISA abuse and some misconduct that took place at the highest levels of the DOJ and FBI,” Mr. Zeldin, New York Republican, said on MSNBC.
Mr. Zeldin said he’s in favor of releasing the memo because it would answer a lot of questions about the motivations behind the memo and whether certain members of the Justice Department should be fired. He said he could not go into further detail other than to say FISA issues — abilities granted through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — were his main concern.
The memo, written by Rep. Devin Nunes who chairs the House intelligence committee, alleges abusive practices within the justice system in order to obtain warrants on Trump campaign aides. The committee voted to release the document on Monday, but President Trump has the final word on whether it will be released. He has until Monday to make a decision.
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