Trump tells GOP lawmaker he is '100 percent' behind releasing Intel memo

President Donald Trump was overheard telling a GOP lawmaker after his State of the Union address that he supports releasing the House Intelligence Committee's classified memo about alleged FBI misconduct.

"Oh yeah, don't worry," Trump responded to a question from Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), according to video of the exchange. "100 percent."


The House Intelligence Committee voted Monday to send the classified memo to Trump, who has five days to decide whether or not it should be released publicly. The document accuses FBI officials of abusing a surveillance program to spy on a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, slammed the decision and said members of the panel had "crossed a deeply regrettable line." House Democrats have a response to the memo, but it has not been cleared by the full committee for public release.

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The push to release the memo has become a major focus on the right, especially for Republicans who feel the president and his team have been treated unfairly in the investigation of his campaign and possible connections to the Russian government.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said Trump has not reviewed the memo and no decision has been made about its release.