Congressional Democrats have fretted for days that to release the now-declassified memo, which was written by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) and alleges Justice Department surveillance abuses, would endanger U.S. national security and be highly reckless. Nevertheless, members of the media now say there's a good chance it's a partisan "nothing burger."

David Rutz is senior writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He was previously a sports reporter for two years in Atlanta and has done freelance sports reporting for the Washington Post. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and lives in Marietta, Ga. His Twitter handle is @DavidRutz. He can be reached at rutz@freebeacon.com.