Article snippet: In a controversial and unprecedented move, the House Intelligence Committee on Friday released a previously classified memo claiming that the Department of Justice (DOJ) abused critical surveillance authorities in order to damage President Trump's campaign. Trump declassified the document Friday without redactions despite fierce public objections from the FBI, which warned this week that the memo contained “material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy.” The four-page document, drafted by staff for Intelligence Committee Chairman Read the memo here.) The memo paints a picture of a Justice Department fractured by bias against Trump while he was a candidate — a claim repeatedly made by House conservatives. It does not specify any particular criminal statutes that may have been violated. “The Committee has discovered serious violations of the public trust, and the American people have a right to know when officials in crucial institutions are abusing their authority for political purposes," Nunes said in a statement. The memo accuses senior officials at the Department of Justice of inappropriately using a piece of opposition research into Trump during the presidential race to obtain surveillance warrants on transition team members as part of the federal investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia. According to the document, information from the so-called Steele dossier was "essential" to the acquisition of surveillance warrants on... Link to the full article to read more