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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,957 posts)
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 09:47 PM Jan 2018

Trump wants Nunes memo out quickly, but not before SOTU

President Donald Trump has told aides he wants a memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools released as quickly as possible, two people familiar with the matter says, but has decided against doing so before the State of the Union address to avoid obscuring what the White House hopes will be a unifying message.

Some members of his inner circle also worry the memo, now sitting in a classified room in the White House, could distract the President himself from speech preparations in the hours leading up to Tuesday night's address.

Trump has made plain to chief of staff John Kelly and others within the administration that he wants the information released, and that message has been relayed to the Justice Department.

"It's more a matter of when," said the person.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-wants-nunes-memo-out-quickly-but-not-before-sotu/ar-BBItMTC?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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Trump wants Nunes memo out quickly, but not before SOTU (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 OP
Unifying message? underpants Jan 2018 #1
Insane Iliyah Jan 2018 #2
I think Nunes and Trump are playing classic Karl Rove politics. jalan48 Jan 2018 #3
"..unifying messsage" my Cha Jan 2018 #4

jalan48

(13,864 posts)
3. I think Nunes and Trump are playing classic Karl Rove politics.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 10:01 PM
Jan 2018

Trump is actually the one who wants to politicize the FBI and other intel agencies. That's what they are attempting do, using this expose as a cover.

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