If you have been on Twitter, then you know #ReleaseTheMemo is trending like crazy. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has made a motion to expose Obama and release the FISA abuse to fellow House members. The memo was viewed by Republican lawmakers on Thursday and those who were able to view it described it as "shocking" and "explosive."
Sara Carter, a Fox News contributor and national security journalist, reported on Thursday that the memo shows, “extensive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse.”
The memo is loaded with information on not only the infamous Trump-Russia Dossier, but also the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sources close to the situation told Carter, “they would not be surprised if it leads to the end of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into President Trump and his associates.”
An unnamed congressional member told Carter, “(w)e probably will get this stuff released by the end of the month.”
Shortly after the publication of Carter's story, Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert tweeted a link to it:
Read the CLASSIFIED @HouseIntelComm memo on repeated FISA warrant abuses. The truth may not set the guilty free but it needs to come out. Release the #FISAMemo: https://t.co/7fkXI1pl0y
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) January 19, 2018
Rep. Ron DiSantis also tweeted about the issue:
The classified report compiled by House Intelligence is deeply troubling and raises serious questions about the upper echelon of the Obama DOJ and Comey FBI as it relates to the so-called collusion investigation.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 18, 2018
While the report is classified as Top Secret, I believe the select committee should, pursuant to House rules, vote to make the report publicly available as soon as possible. This is a matter of national significance and the American people deserve the truth.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 18, 2018
More on the reactions per The Daily Caller:
A number of other Republican lawmakers sounded off about the contents of the classified intelligence memo.
Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry told Fox News, “You think about, ‘is this happening in America or is this the KGB?’ That’s how alarming it is.”
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said, “I believe the consequence of its release will be major changes in people currently working at the FBI and the Department of Justice.”
Gaetz also issued a statement on his congressional website Thursday calling for the document to be released to the public, writing, “The House must immediately make public the memo prepared by the Intelligence Committee regarding the FBI and the Department of Justice. The facts contained in this memo are jaw-dropping and demand full transparency. There is no higher priority than the release of this information to preserve our democracy.”
North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows told Fox News, “It’s troubling. It is shocking. Part of me wishes that I didn’t read it because I don’t want to believe that those kinds of things could be happening in this country that I call home and love so much.”
Twitter is ablaze over this story. #ReleaseTheMemo is trending in a big way. Check out some of the top tweets:
I have read the memo. The sickening reality has set in. I no longer hold out hope there is an innocent explanation for the information the public has seen. I have long said it is worse than Watergate. It was #neverTrump & #alwaysHillary. #releasethememo
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/dbongino/status/954185641629290497
I viewed the classified report from House Intel relating to the FBI, FISA abuses, the infamous Russian dossier, and so-called "Russian collusion." What I saw is absolutely shocking.
This report needs to be released--now. Americans deserve the truth. #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/oP2UNujKQL
— Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) January 19, 2018
Americans deserve to know the contents of the memo. Democrats & deep state govt officials are doing everything they can to protect those within the government who used their positions of influence to target those they disagree with politically. RELEASE THE MEMO! #ReleaseTheMemo
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 19, 2018
Worse Than Watergate. The Shocking House Intel Memo Reveals FISA Abuse by Senior DOJ & FBI Officials
We all knew the 'scandal free' Obama Admin was plauged with corruption.
Without Hillary to protect them, their mask of deception is off.#ReleaseTheMemo https://t.co/6szStOK4KT
— Center for Security Policy (@securefreedom) January 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/954353333720018945
We will be following this story extremely closely and impatiently waiting for them to #ReleaseTheMemo.
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