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On the recordFebruary 6, 2018
now for a word on the Russia investigation, last night the House Intelligence Committee voted to release the contents of the Schiff memo. Now that the House Intelligence Committee has acted, President Trump should move--in conjunction with the DOJ and the FBI--and release the Schiff memo to the public. The American people deserve the chance to make their own judgment on the facts of this small piece of the broader case of Russia's interference in our election. The President decided the public deserved to see the Nunes memo before he had even read it. So he ought to be just as eager for the American people to see this memo, which refutes--effectively, devastatingly--so much in the Nunes memo. Given that the Schiff memo is based on the same underlying documents as the Republicans' partisan memo, there should be no question as to whether or not the President should approve its release. If he decides to keep the Democratic memo under wraps, the American people are going to be forced to wonder: What is the President trying to hide? What is he afraid of? President Trump should release the Schiff memo--and quickly. It will illustrate what a sham the Nunes memo is. Then, we can all move on and, as some of my good Republican colleagues have had the courage to say-- not enough, but some: Let Mueller do his investigation unimpeded, and let's see where the results end up. We need to move on.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Feb 6, 2018

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