Read Trump's letter blocking release of Democratic memo
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President Trump blocks Democratic memo
The White House said it could not release the Democrats' memo because the Justice Department believes it's a threat to national security.
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President Trump on Friday refused to authorize the release of a Democratic rebuttal to a controversial Republican memo alleging that the FBI and Department of Justice abused their power to conduct surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Democrats were outraged, but Trump cited national security concerns — the same objection the FBI raised to the release of the Republican memo.
Read President Trump's letter here: