Contention
Michael Waldman, a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton shared his views on the matter.
He said “this memo is part of the slow-motion purge designed to undermine Robert Mueller’s investigation into the president and his allies.”
He believed it was the President abusing his position.
Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University historian said “this is about an investigation into (Trump’s) administration and him. It’s not just tension with the FBI. This is about trying to undermine an investigation into the White House.”
However some made it clear that there was no sinister plot behind the release of the memo.
“What this memo is, is Congress doing its job and conducting oversight,” House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said.
“The vast, vast majority of the men and women of the FBI are doing a great job. … But we also have to make sure that if there are certain individuals who did the wrong thing — who either brought bias or cut corners or did something wrong that implicates Americans’ civil liberties — then it is our job as Congress overseers to bring people to account so it doesn’t happen again,” Ryan said.
