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Being a great for this memo to get out because it helps answer your question and you might be surprised to that particular point that is the basis of your question. ill say the majority memo is specifically about fisa abuse and some misconduct that took place at the highest levels of the doj and fbi. >> so should carter page not be under fisa surveillance. he was known to the intelligence community long before he worked for donald trump. >> and, you know, again the majority memo is at risk of re...

Will follow-up with him on this and press the issue. its certainly my intention to do so. we frankly dont have a lot of business meetings to have these opportunities, but we will next week when we formally ask the committee to release the minority memo which point by point will rebut the fiction of the majority memo i expect the white house to release shortly. >> what do you think his goal is here with this memo? >> i think the memo is part of a pattern to -- things have gotten very scary for th...

The whole hato see it. >> im not saying it has to take five days for that to allow members to review it over a five-day period. theres no prescribed period for which that memo is open to the members, and then we go through the process. we didnt do that in the majority memo. . if we vote as a committee to release the memo to the public, it has to go to the president and then we have a five-day waiting period before it can be inserted in the congressional record. thats the only time line. >> why n...

In terms of moving anyone. so now theyre on to yet another one. it was truly mind spinning in that committee today to see how willing my colleagues were to just follow this path. >> you know, your colleague adam schiff had some very strong words about that. i want to play you what he had to say and see if you share his reaction. take a listen. >> it was disclosed to the minority today for the first time that the majority as evidently opened an investigation of the fbi and an investigation of the...

Committees attention a week ago when we first took up the majority memo. and that is we need to be concerned with mott just what happens during this presidency, but the lasting damage that may be done to these institutions. >> and congressman mike conoway, the republicans head of the russia probe pushed back, but also said an investigation is necessary. >> congressman schiff said you guys are now formally investigating the doj and the -- >> no. youll understand exactly whats going on. >> former ...

Today for the first time, that the majority has evidently opened an investigation of the fbi and an investigation of the department of justice, under our committee rules of course that has to be the product of consultation with minority but we learned about that for the first time here today. this is a wholesale broadside against two of our respected institutions. and brings to mind something i brought to the committees attention a week ago. when we first took up the majority memo. and that is, ...

Really nothing. the unmasking campaign didnt really have much effort as well in terms of moving anyone. so now theyre on to yet another one. it was truly mind spinning in that committee today to see how willing my colleagues were to just follow this path. >> you know, your colleague adam schiff had some very strong words about that. i want to play you what he had to say and see if you share his reaction. take a listen. >> it was disclosed to the minority today for the first time that the majorit...

Information. if its good for the president, fine regardless of the impacts on the bureau or department. [ inaudible question ] >> i have no confidence that review will take place with the majority memo. in fact -- if i could. in fact, i think its quite clear that the majority has no intention of having this vetted by the department or the bureau. at least gleaning from what the white house said over the weekend, it doesnt look like they have much of an intention to vet it, either. the conclusion...

When we first took up the majority memo. we need to be concerned with not just what happens during this presidency, but the lasting damage done to these institutions. unfortunately, that damage just became all the more greater today. >> are you comfortable with how they handled the situation -- [ inaudible ] >> well, i think the department of justice has done what they could. the majority has been unwilling to share the nature of the concerns they have, the memoranda. i think the department was ...

Involved in perhaps the issues that the gop has right now? >> i would only say, at this point, i cant comment on the contents of the majority or minority memoranda. i think mr. mccabe has been deeply and unfairly aligned. he has been a career public servant with the fbi. i think he has done an admiral job serving the country. i think that this committee and others have done a tremendous disservice to mr. mccabe. on the new memo [ inaudible ] and also is there a chain to release for the five-day ...