The memo is based on a slate of highly-classified materials provided to the committee by the Justice Department itself, in a closed-door deal brokered by Speaker Paul Ryan R-Wis. Naturally, the DOJ has claimed that the release of the memo is an abrogation of the terms of that deal, an assertion spokesmen for both Ryan and Nunes have rejected. Page is a U. As required by statute 50 U. Our findings indicate that, as described below, material and relevant information was omitted.
The application does not mention Steele was ultimately working on behalf of—and paid by—the DNC and Clinton campaign, or that the FBI had separately authorized payment to Steele for the same information.
In effect, using the dossier to corroborate the dossier. This article does not corroborate the Steele dossier because it is derived from information leaked by Steele himself to Yahoo News. Is this content inappropriate? Report this Document. Flag for inappropriate content.
Download now. Related titles. Carousel Previous Carousel Next. Jump to Page. Search inside document. As the Supreme Court has recognized, it is the President's responsibility to classify, declassify, and control access to information bearing on our intelligence sources and methods and national defense. See, e. Egan, U. The Executive Branch does so on the assumption that the Committee will responsibly protect such classified information, consistent with the laws of the United States.
The Executive Branch, across Administrations of both parties, has worked to accommodate congressional requests to declassify specific materials in the public interest. However, public release of classified information by unilateral action of the Legislative Branch is extremely rare and raises significant separation of powers concerns.
Accordingly, he has directed lawyers and national security staff to assess the " See, e. Bush similar ; E. O, Administration of George H. Those standards permit declassification when the public interest in disclosure outweighs any need to protect the information.
Consistent with this review and these standards, the President has determined that declassification of the Memorandum is appropriate. Based on this assessment and in light of the significant public interest in the memorandum, the President has authorized the declassification of the Memorandum.
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