Devin Nunes To FBI: Guess What You Did, I Won't Tell You

By Susie Madrak — January 22, 2018

Devin Nunes claims he has a secret memo proving Obama used FISA to spy on Trump, and it also proves the FBI is corrupt from top to bottom! And all kinds of stuff!

He just won't let the FBI read it. Which, if you were a suspicious type, might make you wonder if this isn't yet another Nunes attempt to divert attention from the Trump-Russia investigation. Coincidentally, it's the top story being pushed on Twitter by Russian bots.

The FBI has not been permitted to see the memo Devin Nunes and his staff wrote about alleged abuses by the intelligence community, The Daily Beast has learned.

"To date, the request has been declined,” said Andrew Ames, a spokesperson for the FBI. https://t.co/kkZV96Fmhf

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 21, 2018

Devin Nunes to FBI: You're abusing surveillance power.

FBI to Nunes: Prove it.

Nunes: No. https://t.co/icblB9M3Gr

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) January 21, 2018

Rep. Devin Nunes is no fan of the Russia investigations. Now he's got an army of Russia-linked bots backing him. https://t.co/rqDI0logzO

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 21, 2018

'That picture shows a long-term collaboration between pro-Trump Republicans and pro-Trump media to systematically kick up dust around the Mueller investigation.' https://t.co/D2puKlhYOD

— Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) January 22, 2018

Top House Republicans consider publicly releasing some of the underlying intelligence behind a memo spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes that alleges FBI abuses of surveillance laws https://t.co/nwbXNONxEf pic.twitter.com/ThyHAMgSzZ

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 22, 2018

"Consider"? If this is such a major scandal, let's get it out there in public!

This is actually NOT a big development in the Trump-Russia probe. It is a pseudo development in the partisan attempt to discredit that investigation by suggesting that it hinges on the sentiments expressed by an FBI agent, rather than the evidence. https://t.co/fG6ikQlox6

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) January 22, 2018

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