Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez slammed a Republican-drafted memo alledging surveillance at the Department of Justice on Friday, saying he did not have any confidence in the controversial document.

“I have no confidence whatsoever in what’s going to come out of the House,” the former attorney general under George W. Bush told Time magazine, adding, "Nunes seems to be part of the Trump team.”

The memo was drafted by staffers for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesSunday shows preview: With less than two months to go, race for the White House heats up Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington Sunday shows preview: White House, congressional Democrats unable to breach stalemate over coronavirus relief MORE (R-Calif.).

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Democrats and the intelligence community have spoken out against its publication, saying the information is misleading and could reveal sensitive intelligence sources and methods. Nunes has called those claims "spurious."

The committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffOvernight 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 Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (Calif.), accused Nunes of altering the memo before its release, but the chairman said he simply made grammatical changes and additions requested by Schiff and the FBI.

Gonzalez faced backlash during his tenure as attorney general under the Bush administration when he authored a memo that concluded that parts of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War were outdated in regard to handling captured Taliban and al Qaeda fighters.

The memo had been produced as a response to a CIA request for clarification of interrogations standards in the U.S.