Hudson Statement on Declassified Memo
February 2, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2, 2018
Hudson Statement on Declassified Memo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) released the following statement after President Donald Trump declassified a memo from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
“After I read the classified memo, I was very troubled and called for it to be declassified and made public. I’m pleased to see President Donald Trump agrees that the American people should see the facts and judge for themselves. This memo raises grave concerns. First and foremost, an American’s civil liberties may have been violated because it appears intelligence officials may have misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain a warrant. Secondly, our intelligence community should be impartial and isolated from politics. They must rely on facts – not unverified documents funded by a political party. Now that this information is public, we must continue to work to protect Americans’ civil liberties and make sure any bad actors are held accountable. This is about transparency, which is why I also support the release of the minority’s memo once it is scrubbed of any information that could pose a national security risk.”
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