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Headline Roundup February 9th, 2018

President Trump Denies Request to Release Democrats' Russia Memo

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President Trump blocked the release of a Democratic memo that was written to rebut Republican claims that the FBI and DOJ abused surveillance powers to target Trump in the Russia probe. The president recently declassified the Republican memo, but said the Democrats' document poses a threat to national security and must be revised to omit sensitive information.

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Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats
Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats

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President Donald Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.

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Trump Blocks Release of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims
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President Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican claims that top federal law enforcement officials had abused their powers in spying on a former Trump campaign aide, a move that Democrats denounced as politically motivated hypocrisy.

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White House Cites Security Concerns in Decision Not to Declassify the Democratic Memo
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President Trump has decided not to declassify the Democratic rebuttal to a memo that details surveillance abuses at the FBI. Trump reviewed the rebuttal just as he did the Republican-authored memo, but decided against making it public because of national security concerns. He has asked the authors to remove some sensitive materials.

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