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On the recordJanuary 28, 2018
We had votes today to politicize the intelligence process, to prohibit the FBI and the Department of Justice from expressing their concerns to our committee and to the House, and to selectively release to the public only the majority's distorted memo without the full facts. A very sad day I think in the history of this committee.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff criticizes the House Intelligence Committee for voting to release a partisan memo while ignoring the concerns of the FBI and Department of Justice.

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