Rep. Schiff: We Can’t Release FISA Memo Because American People Wouldn’t Understand It

CABRERA Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about the Russia investigation ░░░░░░░░ I can t have ░░░░░░░░ here and not Especially ░░░░░░░░ how much we talked ░░░░░░░░ it in the first ░░░░░░░░ of the presidency And ░░░░░░░░ if you turn on ░░░░░░░░ conservative media they keep ░░░░░░░░ about this Nunes memo ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the House ░░░░░░░░ Committee that he s ░░░░░░░░ out there and many ░░░░░░░░ have taken a look ░░░░░░░░ it and they want ░░░░░░░░ made public Can you ░░░░░░░░ us about this memo ░░░░░░░░ exactly is it Schiff ░░░░░░░░ is essentially a set ░░░░░░░░ talking points that the ░░░░░░░░ Intel staff drafted Based ░░░░░░░░ the highly classified materials ░░░░░░░░ most of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ were forced to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ ve not even read ░░░░░░░░ they don t know ░░░░░░░░ distorted these talking points ░░░░░░░░ But as part of ░░░░░░░░ narrative they want to ░░░░░░░░ out Interestingly enough they ░░░░░░░░ made common cause once ░░░░░░░░ with Russian bots because ░░░░░░░░ bots are pushing their ░░░░░░░░ out there It s ░░░░░░░░ a redux of the ░░░░░░░░ We have Julian Assange ░░░░░░░░ Wikileaks and Russian trolls ░░░░░░░░ bots saying you know ░░░░░░░░ whatever the GOP narrative ░░░░░░░░ That ought to tell ░░░░░░░░ a lot about what ░░░░░░░░ driving this And that ░░░░░░░░ CABRERA Why not allow ░░░░░░░░ to look at it ░░░░░░░░ let Americans make the ░░░░░░░░ for themselves about whether ░░░░░░░░ s useful information or ░░░░░░░░ Schiff Well because the ░░░░░░░░ people unfortunately don t ░░░░░░░░ the underlying materials and ░░░░░░░░ they can t see ░░░░░░░░ distorted and misleading this ░░░░░░░░ is The Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ saying make the underlying ░░░░░░░░ available to the public ░░░░░░░░ just want to make ░░░░░░░░ spin available to the ░░░░░░░░ I think that spin ░░░░░░░░ is a fulsome attack ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is just ░░░░░░░░ to attack the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Bob Mueller to circle ░░░░░░░░ wagons for the White ░░░░░░░░ And that s a ░░░░░░░░ disservice to the people ░░░░░░░░ working people at the ░░░░░░░░ but more than that ░░░░░░░░ s a disservice to ░░░░░░░░ country CABRERA Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ thank you.”