Senior White House official comes to back of Air Force One and tells reporters Trump is "OK" releasing the memo and he will tell Congress that "probably tomorrow," per pooler @tparti. Official declined to take any questions or be identified publicly, per pool.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 1, 2018
GOPers complain when Trump’s comments undercut messaging. But this week, they did themselves w/ memo. W @burgessev https://t.co/WEWZJ3Fjb0
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) February 2, 2018
How the Nunes memo became the latest political football in the Russia investigationhttps://t.co/nexMQCYvQW pic.twitter.com/fxWzX3O45J
— POLITICO (@politico) February 1, 2018
Bad for the Rule of Law >> Devin Nunes, former Trump transition official, oversees a partisan hit job/memo against Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein with an eye to making it easier for Trump to fire Trump target Rosenstein, who oversee Mueller's probe.https://t.co/8JP6yc8Nwg
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) February 2, 2018
The Nunes memo raises troubling implications about the politicization of the FBI. https://t.co/OqtowLFPIk by @petergrier pic.twitter.com/XkobNrQZLo
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) February 2, 2018
Comey praises FBI for standing up to "weasels and liars" pushing for GOP memo release https://t.co/liAJue1222 pic.twitter.com/MpGMMUinJY
— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2018
I think I already posted this but it is so good… This whole thing makes no sense. Nunes and crew are trying to play to the public's understandable ignorance of how these things work. It's filthy.
https://t.co/vcHlpVnNY3 via @just_security— John Sipher (@john_sipher) February 2, 2018
The 9 biggest questions about the Nunes memo, answered https://t.co/OnspRrVJRQ
— Marcia (@Mtneedle) February 2, 2018
John Kelly: Trump wants "everything out"
EXCEPT:
Trump's tax returns
Trump interview with Mueller
Democrats' rebuttal memo
The other FISA warrants
White House visitor logs
Bannon's House testimony
Stormy Daniels' story
The list of foreign customers at Trump properties
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) February 1, 2018
Sean Hannity has been advising Trump on the Nunes memo and appears poised to win the battle over, among others, the FBI Director https://t.co/WK7svjQYX6
scoop from @swin24 and @lachlan
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 2, 2018
Live by the eejit, die by the eejit. https://t.co/gSLyX56iIZ
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) February 2, 2018
The White House and GOP keep changing their story on the Nunes memo https://t.co/Mtexqt5xhj via @MotherJones
— jeanne#DemForce (@jeanne77sunset) February 2, 2018
Devin Nunes wasn't alone in drafting the classified memo that the House Intelligence Committee just voted to release, @NatashaBertrand reports https://t.co/gB4OQQxLr5
— RKO (@BimboGenesis) February 2, 2018
I had many fights with Congressional Dems over the years on national security matters. But I never witnessed the type of reckless partisan behavior I am now seeing from Nunes and House Republicans. Absence of moral and ethical leadership in WH is fueling this government crisis. https://t.co/KEUrsgtqhp
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) February 1, 2018
Imagine the Pentagon Papers, but instead of the actual papers, Ellsberg released a memo describing what was in the Pentagon Papers WITHOUT HAVING ACTUALLY READ THE PENTAGON PAPERS. https://t.co/uXvxDORvmA
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 1, 2018
Ryan breaks with Trump: Classified memo does not discredit Mueller investigation https://t.co/Lsefbyuz2e pic.twitter.com/wL5ozCtGN5
— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2018
Senate GOP leader breaks with Trump: Release Dem counter-memo with Nunes memo https://t.co/rsjog3yixA pic.twitter.com/Cj0YdoO4OP
— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2018
Trump Jr. claims McCabe was "fired" due to contents of classified memo https://t.co/25PjWWkTDG pic.twitter.com/w2Eav0cttl
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2018
This is unreal. Two of my @FBI agent/friends who work in different field offices told me they are going to resign if the @DevinNunes lie-filled memo is released. "Our jobs are dangerous enough w/o a bunch of politicians putting targets on our backs for the crazies," one said.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 1, 2018
"It's sort of amazing to watch" Carter Page's view on the FBI "become the official position of the Republican party" – @chrislhayes on #TheBeat pic.twitter.com/uJ8hXF5CJP
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) February 2, 2018
Today’s @NewYorker cartoon, by Ellis Rosen. pic.twitter.com/6Adozz3yWu
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 2, 2018
So what is being distracted from…?
Lawyers for #Manafort deputy Rick Gates ask to withdraw from case, say the reason for their withdrawal will be explained in an upcoming motion to be filed under seal. https://t.co/8qj4a1Oi9B pic.twitter.com/gxPyJjM4U7
— Legal Times (@Legal_Times) February 1, 2018
Rick Gates attorneys seek to withdraw from the case. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/0aHMWVl8Zk
— Karen (@kyungkarenmend1) February 1, 2018
#Trump Oops.
Man, that "nothingburger" sure is getting big, juicy, and filling…Lawyers for Rick Gates withdraw from Russia case https://t.co/qF7690FbZl via @politico
— Frankp (@FrankJPaladino) February 2, 2018
oh, and..
"Pompeo met with Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service or SVR, and Alexander Bortnikov, who runs the FSB, which is the main successor to the Soviet-era security service the KGB." https://t.co/vvaJmX1lti
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) February 1, 2018
Here’s Chuck Schumer’s letter to DNI Director Coats, demanding answers on why and how the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intel Service was allowed into the U.S. to meet with top American intelligence officials despite sanctions forbidding his entry without the Trump admin’s approval. pic.twitter.com/iDZhCcx5QH
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 1, 2018
The head of Russia's foreign spy service reportedly traveled to the U.S. earlier this month and met with top Trump administration intelligence officials, despite being on a U.S. sanctions blacklist. https://t.co/jOS7O9YRvn
— NPR (@NPR) February 1, 2018
Israeli investigative reporter says Trump shared more information than has been publicly revealed with the Russians https://t.co/muRC81DkQ5 pic.twitter.com/HvujgYV33W
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) February 1, 2018
This is just a damning review of Trump admin's handling of #Russia sanctions deadline by @juliaioffe https://t.co/jMeAVt17oE
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 31, 2018
lol pic.twitter.com/lbLW3BuDkz
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 1, 2018
All the people enabling the Trump-Ryan-Nunes debasement of the rule of law and respect for American institutions are making a bet that history will validate Trump. That's a bet they'll lose.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 2, 2018
***
WORLD
#Tillerson raises prospect of #Venezuela military ouster of #Maduro https://t.co/1gsK2qsxuL
— Matt Spetalnick (@mattspetalnick) February 2, 2018
Russia to US Navy: Get new maps https://t.co/9nu0OODnlw pic.twitter.com/hYHKY3cWGE
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2018
There have been at least three shootings at middle and high schools so far this year, and it's only February 1 https://t.co/DBhEeWQJuA pic.twitter.com/6t1kUMcPJM
— CNN (@CNN) February 2, 2018
Some Geophysicists studying Earth's magnetic field think it's getting ready to "flip" — North and South poles changing places. https://t.co/sllBkYoyQi pic.twitter.com/fEJOPVocuB
— 𝕏𝕖𝕟𝕚 𝕁𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟 (@xeni) February 1, 2018
Allison Morris: Pace of social change in Republic stands in stark contrast to north via @irish_news https://t.co/lZIBBTNAYq
— Allison Morris (@AllisonMorris1) February 1, 2018
Great to see this proposal on the table https://t.co/IhtZXbITik
— David McCann (@dmcbfs) February 1, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Chris Giles: The UK government has a simple choice — it can either opt for an honest Brexit or a dishonest Brexit. The reaction to this week's analysis suggests deception is its central Brexit strategy https://t.co/mtmxtgmkFO
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 1, 2018
An increasingly ruffled David Davis finally had his department draw up a Brexit impact analysis. And it is nightmarish. https://t.co/EPs62WNRxH
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) February 1, 2018
UK weighing customs union deal after Brexit https://t.co/sQqxieUxEr
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) February 1, 2018
amazing isn’t? Question Time now 30minutes in and nothing discussed but Brexit. NHS is on its arse. Our military never weaker. Social care a joke. Infrastructure a joke. North-South divide wider than ever. But Brexit – which threatens all the above – dominates it all. #bbcqt
— Matt Kelly (@mk1969) February 1, 2018
.@joswinson says that the vision of a 'cake and eat it' Brexit is 'total fantasy' #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/UehMGRMGq0
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) February 1, 2018
The oddest thing about the Steve Baker row is the idea that economists have to cook the books in order to show that trade barriers are barriers to trade.
— Robert Hutton (@RobDotHutton) February 1, 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg is furious at leaked Brexit Impact Assessments. In order to taint the content,he asked a question in Parliament about a rumour that the civil service doctored results. It was a complete falsehood aimed at introducing doubt in the report #BrexitShambles #StopBrexit pic.twitter.com/su23nDugDQ
— Not So Strong (@StrongerStabler) February 1, 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg says he's opposed to spending billions on the basis of "wrong facts". (He's talking about Parliament renovation.)
— Robert Hutton (@RobDotHutton) February 1, 2018
In the 70s, Japanese soldiers came out of the jungle thinking the war was still on. “How sad, how ridiculous!” we thought. 40 years later, it’s British newspapers. https://t.co/loiF0SjqXS
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 31, 2018