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The right sees the Nunes memo as just the beginning

U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (AP)
U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (AP)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Feb 5, 2018

The fallout from the Nunes memo continues as the right highlights the document’s claims of abuse of power. A roundup of editorials Monday takes a look at the issue.

Opinions from the right:

ExploreThank God that Trump won

From columnist Ben Stein: What Nixon did was nothing compared to the abuse of power by the intelligence community.

Nunes memo exposes abuse of power

From USA Today: Intelligence officials would do well to remember they work for us.

 If you love law enforcement, you must criticize FBI corruption

From The Federalist: You can’t let corruption go unchecked. Especially at the FBI.

The left wonders when the right started hating the FBI.

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