Report: White House Insiders Fear Nunes Memo Could Be "Underwhelming"

As the political world awaits the eventual release of the now-infamous "Nunes memo," reporters are hearing that the reveal could be underwhelming and not the "slam dunk" folks have touted it to be.

Via Axios:

Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the “slam dunk” document it's been hyped up to be.

What we're hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration than has been previously reported about the value of releasing the memo, according to sources familiar with the administration discussions.

Be smart: Trump still wants to release the memo. But there are a number of people in the White House who are fairly underwhelmed, and there's internal anxiety about whether it's worth angering the FBI director and intelligence community by releasing this information.

What’s next: Trump will almost certainly approve the memo’s release. The internal debate, now, is more around whether to make further changes to the memo — redactions to protect sources and methods — on the advice of the Intelligence Community.

This is unreal. Two of my @FBI agent/friends who work in different field offices told me they are going to resign if the @DevinNunes lie-filled memo is released. "Our jobs are dangerous enough w/o a bunch of politicians putting targets on our backs for the crazies," one said.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 1, 2018

.@DevinNunes is putting our national security at risk, ignoring concerns from the FBI & DOJ to advance a conspiracy theory. RT if you know Speaker Ryan must #RemoveNunes immediately! pic.twitter.com/dMBef0491t

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) February 1, 2018

Rep. Joaquín Castro says he understands “there are appreciable differences” between the Nunes memo voted to be released by the House Intelligence Committee and the revised memo that was sent to the White House https://t.co/lOg1vawNrM https://t.co/kCp2WtVBmW

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 1, 2018