Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the “slam dunk” document it's been hyped up to be.

What we're hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration than has been previously reported about the value of releasing the memo, according to sources familiar with the administration discussions.

Be smart: Trump still wants to release the memo. But there are a number of people in the White House who are fairly underwhelmed, and there's internal anxiety about whether it's worth angering the FBI director and intelligence community by releasing this information.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/rising-white-house-fear-nunes-memo-is-a-dud-1517518110-483bac89-a164-4aa9-8841-97f6d3329005.html

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Perhaps relying on what Trump thinks about an idea isn't a good plan?

[fountainofyouth]

1. Not having the truth on your side is quite a dud n/t

[YessirAtsaFact]

4. Well done!

[DownriverDem]

15. Except

repubs don't care about the truth. Elections have consequences and we are sure seeing it 24/7.

[marylandblue]

2. I bet they don't release the memo.

Trump didn't authorize the release, he just punted it back to the House. But Nunes knows he is dirty, and if he releases the memo, the FBI will go after him.

[YessirAtsaFact]

3. This is the problem with hyping a bunch of BS

Most people recognize BS when they see it.

The faithful 35% will buy it, but it may hurt with independent voters.

[DownriverDem]

16. True

I think trump has already lost the independent voters.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Can you spell D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N?

I think you can boys and girls. I can't...I left out the "C"!
They are already covering this on MSNBC.

[PunkinPi]

8. you forgot a "c" ;) nt

[BigmanPigman]

11. Ha, that makes it even better!

[PunkinPi]

14. gave me a chuckle, thanks. nt

[Raster]

9. gonna need a "C"

[AncientGeezer]

10. You may want to edit this BP.

[dchill]

13. T R U M B?

[BumRushDaShow]

20. !!!!

[Pachamama]

23. S-M-O-K-E-S-C-R-E-E-N

That too....

[Phoenix61]

6. My great hope is that this blows up on

Twitler and makes him look like a complete idiot. Being the vindictive bastard he is he will look to blame someone and that person will be Nunes. Since this is the second time Nunes has delivered a nothing burger, Twitler pressures Ryan to kick Nunes off the committee. In the mean time, Twitler has royally pissed off the FBI and our foreign intelligence allies motivating them to help put an end to this shit show.

[YessirAtsaFact]

27. Im sure there are back channel relationships between FBI agents and their counterparts in Europe

Supposedly, several of the allied intelligence services have dossiers on Trump just as damning as Steele’s work.

If this memo harms them or their friends in the bureau, I would not be surprised to see some major dirt leaked about Trump from multiple sources, too many to be discredited.

[Dopers_Greed]

7. This overhype strategy was used during the election (and was successful)

Wikileaks/Assange/Russia would hype up supposed "bombshell" news that would end Clinton's Presidential run.

So much so that the hype was picked up by the M$M, giving the public the impression that there was another Clinton scandal happening.

When the actual news finally hit, it was always totally nothing. But the pubic's perception based on the hype remained.

[underpants]

12. They don't seem to be aware how Fox News works

[get the red out]

22. Exactly!

They never change their conspiracy playbook much.

[OliverQ]

17. Shocker

On a side note: Is it wrong that I have a crush on Jonathan Swan? He was just on MSNBC talking about this. Smart, good-looking, and Australian.

[democratisphere]

18. The dud will release the dud's dud.

[Gothmog]

19. This memo is totally bogus

Only idiots will be paying attention to this memorandum

Link to tweet

[Nitram]

25. Hannity is looking a bit bloated.

He has staked his fortune on a losing horse.

[regnaD kciN]

21. It doesn't matter how unimpressive it is to the public...

...when all a "shocked" Trump needs to do is fire Rosenstein at the same time he releases it.

[Nitram]

24. My money is on the fact that it's a dud. It was more valuable as a threat or a conspiracy

theory ploy than as actual evidence.

[C_U_L8R]

26. Nunes has got to go

He's turned his committee into a joke. And he's the problem.

[YessirAtsaFact]

28. Nunes is either compromised or an outright Russian asset

He can’t be allowed to stay on the intelligence Committee