Trump's block of a memo is a block of checks and balances

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/10/politics/donald-trump-democrats-fbi-intelligence/index.html


Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

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Trump's delaying move could have the effect of devaluing the impact of the Democratic memo, even if a redacted version is eventually released.

By then, the whirlwind news cycle will have rolled on and the Republican version of the Page episode will have been touted by pro-Trump media for days, solidifying conservative opinion.

The controversy also illustrates the relative impotence of Democrats trying to hold Trump's feet to the fire. Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, wants to show the Nunes memo is misleading, but also has to walk a fine line by not disclosing intelligence and more about the FISA process - a tightrope walk the White House can exploit.

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Given that the GOP controls the House, where any impeachment proceedings would start, that raises questions about the integrity of the political system itself, and the assumption that a sitting President can be held to account under the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.

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[Squinch]

1. But this is all bullshit. The committee voted unanimously to release it - thats

Democrats and republicans in the committee, unanimously.

The intelligence community cleared it.

There is no reason why the republican president should have anything to do with it.