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Headline Roundup January 30th, 2018

House Committee Votes to Release Memo

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The House Intelligence Committee voted Monday to publicly release a classified memo that alleges the FBI abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as part of the Russia investigation. Many on the Left are saying that there are reasons to be skeptical of the memo, but those on the Right say that the memo details legitimate concerns.

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Why we might want to be skeptical of the GOP memo criticizing the FBI
Why we might want to be skeptical of the GOP memo criticizing the FBI

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There is a GOP memo detailing alleged mistakes, and even potential political bias, in the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation, and President Trump and his allies in Congress want to make it public as soon as this week.

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House Intel Committee votes to release Nunes memo on FBI
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The House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines Monday to publicly release a classified memo written by Republicans alleging FBI abuses in the agency's surveillance, an aggressive move that could feed a GOP push to undercut special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and ratchets up a battle with the Justice Department.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan: ‘Legitimate questions about FBI’s behavior
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House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday there are “legitimate questions” about the FBI’s behavior in targeting members of then-candidate Donald Trump’s team, and said that’s why the House is pressing ahead with the release of a controversial GOP memo on the subject.

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