being a great for this memo to get out because it helps answer your question and you might be surprised to that particular point that is the basis of your question. i ll say the majority memo is specifically about fisa abuse and some misconduct that took place at the highest levels of the doj and fbi. so should carter page not be under fisa surveillance. he was known to the intelligence community long before he worked for donald trump. and, you know, again the majority memo is at risk of repeating myself the majority memo is specifically about fisa abuse. and that s my main concern here. and i want accountability. i want transparency. i have a ton of respect for the department of justice, for the fbi. these are great historic legendary, important organization. in order for these organizations to go forward as effectively and
will follow-up with him on this and press the issue. it s certainly my intention to do so. we frankly don t have a lot of business meetings to have these opportunities, but we will next week when we formally ask the committee to release the minority memo which point by point will rebut the fiction of the majority memo i expect the white house to release shortly. what do you think his goal is here with this memo? i think the memo is part of a pattern to things have gotten very scary for them. let s understand the context of this. what is the white house concern? there have now been four indictments in the mueller investigation steams forward. at least two of those involve are cooperating, specifically general flynn. that has to be very scary for the white house. so i think they re taking orders to try to do the only thing they
the whole hato see it. i m not saying it has to take five days for that to allow members to review it over a five-day period. there s no prescribed period for which that memo is open to the members, and then we go through the process. we didn t do that in the majority memo. . if we vote as a committee to release the memo to the public, it has to go to the president and then we have a five-day waiting period before it can be inserted in the congressional record. that s the only time line. why not vote to allow the democratic memo to go to the president like the republican one did? that requires a separate vote. what we did tonight was to allow for the democrats to release their memo to the members. we think it s only fair the members get ample opportunity to review it on both sides, republicans and democrats. just like they did with the
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 justice. 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 with what happens during this presidency, but the lasting damage that may be done to these institutions. and unfortunately, that damage
committee s attention a week ago when we first took up the majority memo. and that is we need to be concerned with mott just what happens during this presidency, but the lasting damage that may be done to these institutions. and congressman mike conoway, the republican s head of the russia probe pushed back, but also said an investigation is necessary. congressman schiff said you guys are now formally investigating the doj and the no. you ll understand exactly what s going on. former white house chief strategist steve bannon is set to return to capitol hill tomorrow. bannon will testify before the house intel committee for the second time after lawmakers said he failed to answer some of their questions during his testimony earlier this month. bannon refused to answer lawmakers questions about his