DEMS/INTELLIGENCE/JOHN KELLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House lawyers have until Thursday [2-8-18] to recommend whether President Donald Trump should release a classified Democratic memo rebutting Republican allegations of wrongdoing in the federal investigation of a former Trump campaign aide.
White House chief of staff John Kelly said Tuesday he told lawyers reviewing the document to ‘get back to me’ by the end of day Thursday. He suggested the Democratic memo could need redactions before it can be released to the public…
Mr. Kelly said the president’s decision on whether to allow the memo’s release and whether elements should be redacted would hinge on the recommendation of senior law-enforcement officials, including Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray. Mr. Trump met with Mr. Rosenstein on Tuesday to discuss the memo.
A White House spokeswoman declined to comment on whether attorneys are leaning toward redacting parts of the memo.”
-Rebecca Ballhaus, “Kelly Gives White House Lawyers Until Thursday to Issue Recommendations on Democratic Memo,” The Wall Street Journal online, Feb. 7, 2018 12:52pm