Featured Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud

[spotthebird]

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Source: Axios

Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the “slam dunk” document it's been hyped up to be.

What we're hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration than has been previously reported about the value of releasing the memo, according to sources familiar with the administration discussions.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/rising-white-house-fear-nunes-memo-is-a-dud-1517518110-483bac89-a164-4aa9-8841-97f6d3329005.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. It has become like a gradually inflating - and wandering - trial balloon

if they had anything they would have just sprung it

this lacks gravitas and is not copper-bottom

[House of Roberts]

2. Is it even going to be released at all?

I can't find any info for sure.
I am starting to expect it to be a big letdown for the RWNJs.

[Still In Wisconsin]

3. So maybe now they don't release it- then they say:

See! We're team players! We're bipartisan!

That said, my money's still on TRUMP releasing the memo, just to poke the Democrats and DOJ in the eye. That's the way Donny Two Scoops rolls. That, and he probably believes it will "exonerate" him, AND give him cover for firing Mueller.

[DonViejo]

4. Locking....

Duplicate of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141977409