Hoyer Response to the FBI's Statement on the GOP House Intelligence Committee Memo
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For Immediate Release:
January 31, 2018
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Mariel Saez 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a statement on the GOP's House Intelligence Committee memo:
“The FBI has now confirmed that the memo declassified by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee is inaccurate because of ‘material omissions of fact.’ It is deeply unnerving that Chairman Nunes would use our nation’s law enforcement agencies as pawns in a political effort to shield the President from an ongoing investigation into possible collusion with a foreign adversary. When Committee Republicans make allegations against the FBI and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies based on inaccurate information for partisan purposes, they undermine the rule of law in our country. When they disclose classified material selectively in order to protect the President, it is reckless. It is telling that even Justice Department and FBI officials appointed by President Trump have decried the potential release of this memo as dangerous. Such steps run counter to the example set by President Ronald Reagan, who made standing by law enforcement among his top priorities – for those who claim to carry on Reagan’s legacy, these actions are truly shameful.”
“The FBI has now confirmed that the memo declassified by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee is inaccurate because of ‘material omissions of fact.’ It is deeply unnerving that Chairman Nunes would use our nation’s law enforcement agencies as pawns in a political effort to shield the President from an ongoing investigation into possible collusion with a foreign adversary. When Committee Republicans make allegations against the FBI and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies based on inaccurate information for partisan purposes, they undermine the rule of law in our country. When they disclose classified material selectively in order to protect the President, it is reckless. It is telling that even Justice Department and FBI officials appointed by President Trump have decried the potential release of this memo as dangerous. Such steps run counter to the example set by President Ronald Reagan, who made standing by law enforcement among his top priorities – for those who claim to carry on Reagan’s legacy, these actions are truly shameful.”