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==Responsibility== |
==Responsibility== |
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According to the ''Hamilton 68'' project run by the bipartisan [[Alliance for Securing Democracy]] which tracks Russian propaganda efforts on twitter, the hashtag was promoted by Russian twitter bot accounts, with a 230,000% spike in the promotion of the hashtag by these accounts.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/release-the-memo-campaign-russia-linked-twitter-accounts-2018-1]</ref><ref name=newsweek /> According to an analysis by CNN the hashtag was pushed by over a thousand newly created accounts, of which 460 were "egg accounts" without even a profile picture |
According to the ''Hamilton 68'' project run by the bipartisan [[Alliance for Securing Democracy]] which tracks Russian propaganda efforts on twitter, the hashtag was promoted by Russian twitter bot accounts, with a 230,000% spike in the promotion of the hashtag by these accounts.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/release-the-memo-campaign-russia-linked-twitter-accounts-2018-1]</ref><ref name=newsweek /> According to an analysis by CNN the hashtag was pushed by over a thousand newly created accounts, of which 460 were "egg accounts" without even a profile picture.<ref name=cnn>{{Cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/24/media/releasethememo-twitter-accounts/index.html|title=Hundreds of newly created Twitter accounts pushed #ReleaseTheMemo|last=O'Sullivan|first=Donie|work=CNNMoney|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> An internal analysis by Twitter found that the accounts responsible for the widely trending hashtag were "organically American".<ref name=dailybeast /> Although a large number of Russian accounts were also involved, they were insufficient to reach the top of Twitter's internal analysis which showed the retweets are coming from inside the United States from authentic American accounts.<ref name=dailybeast>{{cite web|last1=Collins|first1=Ben|last2=Ackerman|first2=Spencer|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/source-twitter-pins-releasethememo-on-republicans-not-russia/|title=Source: Twitter Pins #ReleaseTheMemo on Republicans, Not Russia|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=2018-01-23|accessdate=2018-01-25}}</ref> |
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==The memo== |
==The memo== |
Revision as of 12:01, 29 January 2018
#ReleaseTheMemo is a social media campaign advocating the release of a classified document created by Republican Party staff members for U.S. Representative Devin Nunes that "purports to describe abuses in Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance practices."[2] The campaign has caused controversy because of evidence that Russian bots helped promote the hashtag.[3][4][5] The House of Representatives, who is controlled by the Republican Party, has the power to release the memo which was authored by Republican staff members. Despite the fact that the Justice Department released a letter to Congress calling a release of the memo reckless because it could expose intelligence sources and methods, President Donald Trump seeks the public release of the memo.[6]
Responsibility
According to the Hamilton 68 project run by the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy which tracks Russian propaganda efforts on twitter, the hashtag was promoted by Russian twitter bot accounts, with a 230,000% spike in the promotion of the hashtag by these accounts.[7][3] According to an analysis by CNN the hashtag was pushed by over a thousand newly created accounts, of which 460 were "egg accounts" without even a profile picture.[8] An internal analysis by Twitter found that the accounts responsible for the widely trending hashtag were "organically American".[9] Although a large number of Russian accounts were also involved, they were insufficient to reach the top of Twitter's internal analysis which showed the retweets are coming from inside the United States from authentic American accounts.[9]
The memo
The memo was produced by a small group of House Republicans and staff as part of its investigation into how the FBI used the Trump–Russia dossier.[10] It reportedly reveals that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved a FISA application to surveil Carter Page in the spring of 2017. The memo accuses the FBI and the Justice Department of failing to provide enough information about Christopher Steele to a FISA court judge.[11] The memo "suggests that the FBI may have relied on politically motivated or questionable sources to justify its request for a secret surveillance warrant" in the early phases of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[2]
Republicans are seeking a committee vote that would request the release through the President which would keep the memo confined to committee members until the President responds.[12] The memo could be made public by a vote in the House of Representatives if the President does not act or denies the request but no vote is scheduled for the full House. Glenn Greenwald called the campaign "a bizarre spectacle" since the Republicans are "holding a document that only they can release, while pretending to be advocating for its release."[13] Nunes and the House Intelligence Committee have denied access to the memo to the Senate Intelligence Committee and to the FBI, who stated a desire to investigate any alleged wrongdoing.[12] The Justice Department sent a letter to Nunes and called the release of the memo reckless.[1] Nunes' panel also refused to allow the FBI and the Department of Justice to view the memo, despite their requests.[14] WikiLeaks has offered a reward for anyone that submits the document to them and used the hastag with a link to their upload site.[15]
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, led by Adam Schiff, drafted a document to counter the memo, which they claimed was intended to discredit the FBI probe into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. Schiff stated that “We need to produce our own memo that lays out the actual facts and show how the majority memo distorts the work of the FBI and the Department of Justice”.[16][17]
References
- ^ a b Jarrett, Laura (January 24, 2018). "Justice Dept.: 'Reckless' to release Nunes memo without review". CNN.
- ^ a b Parker, Ashley; Helderman, Rosalind S.; Dawsey, Josh; Leonnig, Carol D. (2018-01-27). "Trump sought release of classified Russia memo, putting him at odds with Justice Department". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ a b Ryan Sit (24 January 2018). "Russian Bots Might Be Behind Controversial #ReleaseTheMemo Campaign, Democrats Say". Newsweek. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Harsanyi, Daniel (26 January 2018). "No, Russians Bots Aren't Responsible for #ReleaseTheMemo". Reason. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Right's push to release memo on FBI 'abuses' endorsed by Russian bots". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ Parker, Ashley; Helderman, Rosalind S.; Dawsey, Josh; Leonnig, Carol D. (2018-01-27). "Trump sought release of classified Russia memo, putting him at odds with Justice Department". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ [1]
- ^ O'Sullivan, Donie. "Hundreds of newly created Twitter accounts pushed #ReleaseTheMemo". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ a b Collins, Ben; Ackerman, Spencer (2018-01-23). "Source: Twitter Pins #ReleaseTheMemo on Republicans, Not Russia". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "House Republicans quietly investigate perceived corruption at DOJ, FBI". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Fandos, Nicholas; Goldman, Adam; LaFraniere, Sharon (January 28, 2018). "Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Senate panel denied access to Nunes FISA memo". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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(help) - ^ Liautaud, Alexa (January 25, 2018). "These two deep-state conspiracy theories are driving Republicans nuts today". Vice News. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Demirjian, Karoun (2018-01-24). "House Democrats plan memo to counter GOP's, as calls to declassify files grow". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ Eli Lake (25 January 2018). "Russian Bots Are Right: #Releasethememo". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.