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US Democrats Criticise Decision to Publish FBI Memo

03/02/2018 GMT

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Memo authored by Congressional Republicans casts doubts on FBI's Trump investigation

Memo authored by Congressional Republicans casts doubts on FBI investigation into President Trump

Congressional Republicans alleges the FBI used unsubstantiated evidence to spy on a Trump aide. The FBI and Democrats have criticised the publication of the memo, claiming it is designed to mislead the public. 

Also in the programme: Could Cape Town’s water run dry? and Poet Danez Smith on the African American experience of living in the US.

(Image: The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is displayed outside FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. on 2nd February 2018. Credit: TJ Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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