The House Intelligence Committee just voted on whether to release the FISA memo, and they voted SI!!!
Adam Schiff is blaming the Republicans, of course.
Adam Schiff says House Intel has voted to release GOP memo, voted against immediately making Dem countermemo available to full House.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 29, 2018
Schiff says House Intelligence Committee Republicans voted to release the GOP-authored memo but blocked releasing the Democrat-authored memo.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) January 29, 2018
.@RepAdamSchiff says GOP majority voted down democrats' memo or letting FBI Director Chris Wray brief committee before releasing GOP memo all democratic points voted down says GOP has politicized process & selectively released their facts says "sad day for committee"
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) January 29, 2018
NEW: House Intel Committee votes to release the Nunes memo, but voted down the release of the Democratic memo.
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaReports) January 29, 2018
“Today you saw a vote to politicize the process,” Ranking Member Schiff said. “It’s a sad day in the history of the committee.”
There you go. The memo is coming out.
UPDATE: Trump has five days to approve the release or not and he’s expected to release it.
UPDATE 2: Trump Junior responded to Schiff’s press conference about the vote:
Schiff sounds like he’s panicking. One memo that has been available to all congress to read for a week will be made public but he wants to release his without showing anyone. Same old nonsense from him. I think I’ll win my bet that he leaks his. That seems to be his thing. https://t.co/TelyYEMyw2
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 29, 2018
Interesting observation – I’m not sure that’s accurate about no one seeing his memo. Jr. isn’t known for being the most accurate source of news.
Here’s Schiff’s presser: