Article snippet: The furor surrounding a controversial Republican-drafted memo alleging surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice reached a fever pitch on Thursday as the White House signaled that the release could be imminent. MORE has viewed the memo and been briefed on its contents. A senior administration official said the president supports making the memo public and is expected to sign off on its release as soon as Friday. “It’s in Congress’s hands after that,” the official said. But even as Trump inches closer to approving its release, the document has divided Republicans on Capitol Hill and led to calls from top Democrats for the removal of House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (R-Calif.), who spearheaded the document. Nunes, whose committee would ultimately release the document, is under pressure to deliver after conservatives hinted heavily that the document holds the key to putting a stop to special counsel MORE’s investigation into Russia and the president’s campaign. The Department of Justice and the FBI have fiercely opposed the release of the memo on the grounds that it is misleading and could expose sensitive intelligence sources and methods. Nunes has fired back sharply at the FBI’s efforts to cast doubt on the veracity of the document, calling their objections “spurious” and doubling down on the need to release the memo. The White House and the bureau have been wrangling over what redactions, if any, to apply to the document. Committee Republicans h... Link to the full article to read more