Memo on the Move

News  |  Feb 1, 2018

According to CBS News, the White House will not release the Nunes memo Thursday as anticipated:

The plan now is for the White House to return the memo – with redactions approved in consultation with the FBI – to the Intelligence Committee Friday. 

The memo will not be released by the White House. House Intelligence Committee Republicans will determine the timetable and procedure for making the memo public.

So what's next? 

ABC News:

According to committee rules, the memo would be made public by being entered into the congressional record, a step that can only happen when the House is in session.

Currently, the House is next scheduled to be in session Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m., and Monday, Feb. 5 – meaning that the memo could formally be released to the public as soon as tomorrow, barring any changes in the House floor schedule. Most House Republicans are in Greenbrier, W.Va., through Friday afternoon for a party retreat.

The New York Times:

The president’s decision came despite a growing chorus of warnings from national security officials who say that releasing the document would jeopardize sensitive government information, including how intelligence is gathered, and from Democrats who say it is politically motivated and distorts the actions of the Justice Department and the F.B.I. by omitting crucial context.

But Mr. Trump wanted the memo out. He had told people close to him that he believes it makes the case that law enforcement officials acted inappropriately in seeking the highly classified warrant on one of his campaign advisers, Carter Page.

White House will return secret memo to House Intelligence Committee (CBS News)

President Trump has reviewed classified GOP memo and is expected to formally consent to its release, sources say (ABC News)

Trump Clears the Way for Release of Secret Republican Memo (NYT)