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"A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves," President Trump said at the White House of the controversial four-page memo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump on Nunes memo findings: ‘A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves’

Sarah Bedford · February 2, 2018 5:08 pm

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., wrote up the FISA memo. He never wavered in his determination to make the information available to the public. President Trump agreed, and, as required by House rules, gave his approval for release. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Intelligence memo released: What it says

Byron York · February 2, 2018 4:48 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan is in favor of releasing the Democratic memo. "If it is scrubbed to ensure it does not reveal sources and methods of our intelligence gathering, the speaker supports the release of the Democrats' memo," Ryan's spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan ‘in favor’ of releasing Democratic memo: Report

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2018 3:17 pm

The Politics of the Memo

The Editors · February 2, 2018 2:36 pm

White House chief of staff John Kelly hand-delivered the Nunes memo to President Trump Wednesday afternoon. Kelly said the document did not make as compelling of a case against federal investigators who allegedly used false information from the Fusion GPS dossier to obtain a search warrant. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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John Kelly told Trump the memo is not as damning as GOP claims: Report

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2018 2:27 pm

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said releasing the Nunes memo is a bad decision by the GOP. "Absolutely they should conduct oversight, but there's a process for this that is discreet and confidential," he said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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James Clapper: Releasing the Nunes memo a ‘politically egregious’ act

Pete Kasperowicz · February 2, 2018 12:32 pm

President Trump tweeted Friday morning, "The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Rank & File are great people!" (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Trump: Senior FBI, Justice officials have ‘politicized’ their investigative powers

Anna Giaritelli · February 2, 2018 12:14 pm

The Arc of His Tweets Bends Toward Treacle

The Scrapbook · February 2, 2018 9:00 am

TERZIAN: What would J. Edgar Hoover do?

Philip Terzian · February 2, 2018 9:00 am

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., made numerous overtures to prevent the release of a controversial committee memo said to detail surveillance abuses made during the Obama presidency. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Washington braces for polarizing Nunes memo

Kelly Cohen · February 2, 2018 5:01 am

Federal law enforcement officials are not supposed to be allies of the president. Equally, they are not supposed to be his antagonists. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Proper presidential control, and distance, from the FBI

Washington Examiner · February 2, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, is often accused by Republicans of sharing too much information with reporters. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Will angry Democrats leak their FISA memo rebuttal?

Steven Nelson · February 2, 2018 5:01 am