(WaPo) The FBI, the White House, and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee were embroiled in a public standoff Wednesday over the expected release of a Republican memo criticizing the bureau's use of secret surveillance orders.In a highly unusual move, the FBI issued a statement challenging the classified memo's anticipated release, saying: "
I am absolutely positive that the FBI has grave concerns but not about any omissions of fact.
The FBI's statement followed remarks made by President Trump on Tuesday night indicating he wanted the document to be made public.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the Intelligence Committee chair, fired back at FBI officials, calling their objections to the memo's release "spurious."
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"It's clear," Nunes said in a statement of his own, "that top officials used unverified information in a court document to fuel a counter-intelligence investigation during an American political campaign. Once the truth gets out, we can begin taking steps to ensure our intelligence agencies and courts are never misused like this again."
