"As stated, many have looked at this (memo to self from Rice) as a “CYA” memo, but that’s not what this is.

This is a justification memo, written by an outgoing National Security Advisor Susan Rice to document why there have been multiple false and misleading statements given to the incoming President Trump and all of his officials.

This is not a “CYA” memo, this is a justification memo for use AFTER the Trump-Russia collusion/conspiracy narrative collapsed; if the impeachment effort failed."

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/10/reminder-susan-rices-justification-memo-and-james-comey-investigation-memos-beware-the-outrage-trap/#more-162386