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Dan Boylan

dboylan@washingtontimes.com

Dan Boylan was a former general assignment reporter at The Washington Times.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is having his staff prepare up to five more broadsides calling into question the FBI's and Department of Justice's handling of the Russian election-meddling investigation. (Associated Press/File)

Devin Nunes’ next targets: Obama officials, Clinton operatives

House intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes' next target in his quest to expose government surveillance abuses of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election: Obama-era State Department officials and Clinton family operatives.

February 8, 2018
Rep. Adam Schiff, California Democrat, says he fears the Trump administration would "politically redact" the paper by omitting pages it finds embarrassing. (Associated Press photographs)

Adam Schiff fears memo will be politically redacted by Trump officials

The White House has officially received a classified memo written by Democrats defending the unprecedented decision by the FBI and Department of Justice decision to spy on one of President Trump's advisers during the 2016 campaign and it is considering whether publicly release it.

February 6, 2018
Rep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

House intelligence committee votes to make Democratic memo public

House intelligence committee members voted to release a Democratic memo that counters a GOP paper made public last week that accuses the FBI and Department of Justice of surveillance abuses against the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.

February 5, 2018
Additional sources say the memo, which was compiled by committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes and his staff, is critical of the deputy attorney general and now-former deputy FBI director for their oversight roles.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Intelligence community worried about Nunes memo’s potential ripple effects

President Richard Nixon's unprecedented misuse of federal resources to spy on political and activist groups 40 years ago prompted the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which requires federal agencies to obtain warrants for investigations involving U.S. citizens.

February 4, 2018
In this photo taken Wednesday, March 22, 2017, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., gives reporters an update about the ongoing Russia investigation adding that President Donald Trump's campaign communications may have been "monitored" during the transition period as part of an "incidental collection," on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Nunes memo tests Congress’ ability to oversee FBI

Rep. Devin Nunes' fight to publicly release his memo detailing potential abuses of power at the FBI has turned into a major test for Congress, which is trying to prove it can pierce the veil of secrecy that Republicans say has been used to hide wrongdoing in the government's security agencies.

February 1, 2018
In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., gestures as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Partisan battle escalates over FISA abuse memo

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the removal of Rep. Devin Nunes over a controversial classified memo accusing the FBI and Justice Department of surveillance abuses.

February 1, 2018
"Having stonewalled Congress' demands for information for nearly a year, it's no surprise to see the FBI and DOJ issue spurious objects to allowing the American people to see information related to surveillance abuses at these agencies," Rep. Devin Nunes said. (Associated Press)

FBI memo intensifies battle with GOP

A rare public challenge by the FBI to Republican lawmakers has intensified the battle over a contentious House intelligence committee memo that accuses the bureau and the Justice Department of political bias against Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

January 31, 2018
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a close ally of President Donald Trump who has become a fierce critic of the FBI and the Justice Department, strides to a GOP conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending a vote by Republicans on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo on the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

FBI says it has ‘grave concerns’ over GOP memo

The FBI expressed concerns Wednesday about the validity of a highly contentious House intelligence committee memo that alleges the bureau and Justice Department illegally spied on the Trump campaign in 2016.

January 31, 2018