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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 6 February 2018

Trump lashes out at Schiff over Russia probe memo

By MARY JALONICK sorted to his occasional
CATHERINE LUCEY name-calling on Twitter,
Associated Press labeling Schiff "one of the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- biggest liars and leakers
dent Donald Trump trad- in Washington." He add-
ed insults with California ed that Schiff "must be
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top stopped."
Democrat on the House in- Schiff quickly shot back:
telligence committee, on "Instead of tweeting false
Monday as the panel ap- smears, the American peo-
peared poised to vote to ple would appreciate it if
release another classified you turned off the TV and
memo on FBI surveillance helped solve the funding
powers. crisis, protected Dreamers
The latest memo was com- or ... really anything else."
posed by Democrats and White House spokesman
is intended to counter a Raj Shah took a more mea-
formerly top secret GOP sured approach, saying
document, declassified by Trump would "consider"
Trump last week, that ques- the Democratic memo's
tioned the FBI methods release the same as the
used to apply for a surveil- Republican document,
lance warrant on a one- "which is to allow for a le- President Donald Trump speaks on tax policy during a visit to Sheffer Corporation, Monday, Feb.
time Trump campaign as- gal review, national secu- 5, 2018, in Blue Ash, Ohio.
sociate. If the panel votes rity review led by the White (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
to release the Democrats' House counsel's office."
memo Monday evening, At least six Republicans need to send it to Trump. Lehtinen of Florida, Rep. the memo's release. Utah.
Trump would then have five have indicated that they in- Spokespeople for Repub- Frank LoBiondo of New Jer- Rep. Chris Stewart said last
days to decide whether to tend to vote to release the lican Reps. Trey Gowdy of sey and Mike Turner of Ohio week that he would also
allow it. Democratic memo, giving South Carolina, Peter King said those lawmakers were vote for it. q
Earlier Monday, Trump re- Democrats the votes they of New York, Ileana Ros- certain or likely to vote for
Bipartisan immigration bill surfaces, White house balks

By ALAN FRAM status — potentially includ- deal!" Trump tweeted. reducing the relatives they Trump's push to limit le-
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bi- ing citizenship — for immi- The "Dreamers" have been can sponsor for citizenship gal immigration based on
partisan immigration pro- grants who entered the U.S. protected by the Deferred and eliminating a lottery families is the "most divisive
posal surfaced Monday illegally as children, known Action for Childhood Arriv- that provides visas to peo- and difficult" of his propos-
in the Senate, only to be as "Dreamers." It would also als program, or DACA, cre- ple from diverse places, in- als. Coons said he believed
quickly knocked down by require the government to ated by former President cluding Africa. his plan with McCain would
President Donald Trump strengthen border security Barack Obama. Trump has In a conference call with protect around 1.8 million to
via Twitter. Firing back, one by 2020, but stops short of said he's terminating the reporters, Coons said tack- 2 million young immigrants.
senator pushing the nar- specifically providing the program but given Con- ling a wider bill has "gotten It would create a road to
rowly focused compromise $25 billion Trump wants for gress until March 5 to renew more politically compli- legal status for "Dreamers"
said Trump's "unconstruc- a U.S.-Mexico border wall. it, though a federal judge's cated" because of Trump's who arrived in the U.S. by
tive engagement" has hurt "Any deal on DACA that temporary order preserving "unconstructive engage- the end of 2013 and meet
congressional efforts to does not include STRONG DACA has left that dead- ment on immigration." other criteria, including
strike a broader deal. border security and the des- line's impact murky. Coons said he was referring no convictions for serious
Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., perately needed WALL is a Trump has proposed offer- to Trump comments at a crimes. Once they've be-
and Sen. Chris Coons, D- total waste of time. March ing a route to citizenship White House meeting last come lawful permanent
Del., said they were propos- 5th is rapidly approaching for up to 1.8 million young month at which he used a residents, they can follow
ing legislation that would and the Dems seem not to immigrants. He would also vulgarity to described Af- existing procedures to ap-
provide a pathway to legal care about DACA. Make a limit legal immigration by rican nations. Coons said ply for citizenship.q