Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerRepublican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year MORE (D-N.Y.) on Monday ripped Republicans’ criticism of the FBI after Deputy Director Andrew McCabe resigned and House Republicans pushed forward with a memo alleging "shocking" surveillance abuses by the Justice Department.

"The memo is full of innuendo, glaring omissions. It presents evidence without context and jumps to unfounded conclusions. We should call it what it truly is — a slanderous memo of GOP talking points," Schumer said from the Senate floor.

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He added that Republicans should have supported publicly releasing a countermemo from House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.), saying, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander" and it would be "absolute hypocrisy" to not release both.

The House Intelligence panel voted Monday to make public a GOP-crafted memo alleging what some Republicans say are “shocking” surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The panel voted not to publicly release Democrats’ countermemo, but agreed to release it to the entire House.

Schumer pointed to the GOP memo as the latest example of Republicans trying to undermine the DOJ and the FBI amid special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's probe into 2016 election meddling and potential collusion between President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's campaign and Moscow.

"The attacks on the credibility of the FBI are beyond be pale. They have fueled wild speculation and outright paranoia, talks of coups and deep states and secret societies. It brings shame on the folks propagating this nonsense," he said.

The vote came the same day that McCabe, a subject of repeated criticism from Trump, stepped down from his post at the FBI, reportedly under pressure from Director Christopher Wray.