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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 committee's attention a week ago. when we first took up the majority memo. and that is, we need to be concerned with not just what happens during this presidency, but the lasting damage t...

Really nothing. the unmasking campaign didn't really have much effort as well in terms of moving anyone. so now they're 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 department of justic...

Information. if it's 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 it's 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 doesn't look like they have much of an intention to vet it, either. the conclusion is cooked. we did make it clear that if and when the authority allows the minority memoranda to ...

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 all too accurate in saying this is extraordinarily reckless. why on earth would you not want to give...

Involved in perhaps the issues that the gop has right now? >> i would only say, at this point, i can't 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 window or do you all have to wait five days to see what trump said? >> the vote to release the majo...