Cherry picked intelligence drafted by staffers to congressman devin nunes of the House Intelligence Committee. At the heart of it is the allegation that warranty was wrongfully obtained by the fbi and the Justice Department to surveil former trump adviser carter page. There he is, under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or fisa. The authors of the memo claim that the dossier which was compiled by former British Intelligence officer Christopher Steele formed an essential part of the carter page fisa application that was used to obtain the warrant. They say the fbi and Justice Department should have told the federal judges who obviously approved and renewed that warrant that the dossier was funded by the Clinton Campaign and dnc originally. However, the memo does not mention other evidence that may have also been used to justify the warrant and never claims the intelligence to the court was falsified or untrue. Instead it looks like a trumped up smear of the Law Enforcement offic
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 375 of the Trump Administration. The extraordinary rift between the white house and federal Law Enforcement agencies over this vu russia investigation has grown much wider and to some observers much more dangerous. Earlier tonight the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to do what the Justice Department warned them against. They voted to release a classified memo that republicans say shows the fbi and the Justice Department improperly used their Surveillance Authority in the russia investigation. As our nbc news colleagues write, the vote will quote, make public a classified memo about some of the governments most sensitive secrets. The democrats on the panel describe the memo as an attack on the mueller investigation. And they say republican members are risking National Security to protect this president. This committee voted to put the president s personal interest, perhaps their own p
From a member of the house intel committee. Plus as the investigators are increasingly under attack, Andrew Mccabe is out at the fbi. The reporters breaking the news on this story standing by for us with details. And whats its going to be like when donald trump walks into that chamber tomorrow night as a man under investigation on so many fronts. The 11th hour begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 375 of the Trump Administration. The extraordinary rift between the white house and federal Law Enforcement agencies over this russia investigation has grown much wider and to some observers much more dangerous. Earlier tonight the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to do what the Justice Department warned them against. They voted to release a classified memo that republicans say shows the fbi and the Justice Department improperly used their Surveillance Authority in the russia investigation. As our nbc news colleagues
Surveillance. The former russian agent and his daughter, moments before they both collapse. The stunning announcement from nashvilles mayor tonight. Her guilty plea and her admission. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. And a tense night ahead with that second noreaster set to slam into the east coast in just hours. Take a look at the map tonight. The coastal storm still forming. Fueled from the midwest by a powerful winter storm that will kickstart a coastal low. Blowing snow and treacherous driving in granite falls, minnesota. This is whats coming. Whiteout conditions at the airport in minneapolis. Nearly 200,000 people still without power here in the northeast from the last storm just days ago. We do have the new track of this at this hour, and we begin here with abcs linsey davis tonight. Reporter tonight, with than 180,000 on the east coast still in the dark, a new storm is moving in. Fueled by a midwest blizzard bringing hours of blo
Latest round of indictments in the russia investigation. As the New York Times writes, quote, President Trump began the weekend believing something good had just happened to him, an indictment leveled against 13 russians for interfering with the 2016 election, had not accused him or Anyone Around him of wrongdoing. But the president s mood began to darken as it became clear to him that some commentators were portraying the indictment as nothing for him to celebrate. Those commentators called it proof that he had not won the election on his own. That coverage kicked off a series of false and misleading statements from President Trump, defending his victory and denying that he colluded with russia. Here are some of the highlights. Quote, if it was the goal of russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the u. S. , then with all of the committee hearings, investigations and party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. He writes, they are laughing their assess o