Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee said Friday that by releasing a controversial memo detailing surveillance abuses by the FBI, House Republicans are "complicit in efforts to obstruct justice."

In a statement, House Judiciary Democrats — led by ranking member Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) — called the publication of the memo an effort to "obstruct the work of the Special Counsel."

"House Republicans are now accomplices to a shocking campaign to obstruct the work of the Special Counsel, to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of the Justice Department and the FBI, and to bury the fact that a foreign adversary interfered with our last election," the statement reads.

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“This Republican campaign is a betrayal of the American people," the statement continues. "But releasing these Nunes talking points — likely prepared in coordination with the Trump White House — constitutes a deliberate and active complicity in the Administration’s attempts to undermine the Special Counsel and the FBI."

Republicans on the Intelligence Committee touted Friday's release in a statement, calling the memo evidence of "serious violations of public trust" committed by the FBI.

"Our intelligence and law enforcement agencies exist to defend the American people, not to be exploited to target one group on behalf of another."

The FBI released its own statement ahead of the memo's release warning about "grave concerns" about the document's accuracy.

“As expressed during our initial review, we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy," the bureau said in a statement.

President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE Friday afternoon authorized the release of the memo, which was compiled by Nunes's Republican staff.

- Updated at 1:13 p.m.