The Nunes Memo and the political debacle surrounding it has demonstrated the GOP’s effort to twist FBI intelligence in ways that benefit its agenda, infers Elizabeth Goitein of Time. The document itself proves nothing that could actually undermine the Russia investigation. Even if the Steele Dossier was borne from partisan efforts to find dirt on Trump, its assertion that people on the Trump campaign colluded with Russia stands. The GOP has used the memo to halt the FBI’s work to reveal the truth about Trump, who would like to fire its leaders to protect himself. Republicans abused their influence for unjust means.