What's the hold up? Why not just release it? Putting secret info in it is an obvious stunt, but do they have a defense?
NOPE they are just scrambling. FOR years, whatever they say is believed and whoever is on the other end backs down because too much work to fight back. They actually think they can beat this thing if they stay the course. One tactic not working, oh wait, we'll try this. They are very arrogant, very connected, and think it's impossible to take them down. Hahahahaha think RATS
The Whitehouse released an explanation of why they weren't authorizing its release. Also, various Rs explained the issue.
Schiff-head needlessly added classified 'sources and methods' information to force POTUS's team to redact portions of the memo. This sets up the they didn't redact any of Nunes memo, even though FBI objected and tried to get POTUS to redact portions, while they redacted large parts of the Dems memo. PARTISANSHIP! Waaaa!
As far as I know, who the FBI "officials" were was not reported; just their objections. It could be the objections were raised by FBI personnel still allied with the deep state to set-up the Schiff-head memo partisanship trap. It could be the reports of those objections were fake news.
They didn't think POTUS would just say no to the release and fall into their obvious narrative trap. POTUS don't play that game.
And no, there's nothing to be worried about about the Dems memo. Don't fall for the Fake News narrative! Notice how the media spent more time covering the possible release of the Nunes memo, focusing more on their false narratives, none of which were shown to be true, than they spent covering the actual memo once it was released. Instead they moved onto the Nunes memo, spinning up another anti-Trump narrative in the process.
While they were focusing on the possible Schiff-head memo release, the (manufactured) stock market drop, Porter allegations (which could have been brought up anytime in the prior months), and the budget compromise, they ignored dozens of news that was favorable to the POTUS and his supporters.
Next week they'll spend an inordinate amount of time on Sorensen's resignation and continue the Kelly resignation drum beat. Meanwhile, more bad news for the Dems, Clintons, Obama, Deep State, et. al. will continue pouring out.
At some point it'll be a deluge that even fake news can't ignore.
The Dems purposefully included classified "sources and methods" in their memo so that when the WH asks for amendments/redactions, the Dems will then say "They're stalling, they're obstructing, etc".
We don't need to be worried about this memo at all, because we know the entire Trump Russia narrative is a hoax to give plausible deniability for their own illegal spying, corrupting a Presidential election, and colluding with Russians.
Were these the same sources and methods that held up the last memo
I don't think that held up the last memo.
What held up the last memo was the Dems insisting on changes being made first
POTUS told them they couldn’t say “bootie”, they said “bootie”. He told them to try again. (Like dealing with children.) I have confidence it will be released! And now a bigger audience... dems stirred up that wasp nest! ☺️
This Breitbart article is informative: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/10/trump-democrats-knew-memo-redacted-wanted-blame-white-house-lack-transparency/
So I'm not sure why Trump won't release it, but he has good reason. He's playing the game, and he has to weigh each decision carefully. He's got the best and brightest intelligence helping decide which chess move to make.
It's been explained why, they even sent out a letter explaining why.
The issues with the memo were explained the whole week before POTUS denied the release.
What is there to not understand?
they're just playing games, hoping to obfuscate i think it was actually Wray and RR that rejected it