News Alert: Five takeaways from the Nunes surveillance memo

View in your browser     Five takeaways from the Nunes surveillance memo Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released a controversial memo on Friday alleging that senior officials at the FBI and Department of Justice abused their powers to spy on members of President Trump’s campaign. The release of the memo, which was put together by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and declassified by the White House, came despite the fierce objections of Democrats, the FBI and the Justice Department, who described the documents as misleading and a partisan attempt to discredit the various Russia probes. Here are five takeaways from the memo, which has consumed Washington and sparked a political war between Trump allies and the nation’s premier law enforcement agencies. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.