republicans on the house panel votes to release secret memo that alleges misconduct by senior fbi director .
collins on sunday , jan. 28 , said president donald trump would be ... ( associated press ) washington ( ap ) — the latest on the probe into contacts between the trump campaign and russia ( all times local ) : 6:25 p.m. republicans on the house intelligence committee have voted to release a classified memo they wrote that alleges that the fbi and the justice department improperly used government surveillance during the investigation into russian election interference and contacts with president donald trump 's campaign .
in a sign of the house gop 's growing suspicions toward the fbi — as well as the influence of donald trump 's allies who wanted the memo made public — the panel voted to publish the document only a day after sharing it
the gop - led panel voted along party lines to release the secret document — which was written by republicans — and against making public a competing memo democrats had crafted , said rep. adam schiff , the top democrat on the committee .
the house committee may vote as soon as trey gowdy had urged devin nunes ( above ) to share a classified memo that alleges misconduct by senior officials at the fbi with both chris wray and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein .
collins on sunday , jan. 28 , said president donald trump would be ... ( associated press ) file - in this jan. 23 , 2018 , file photo , sen. susan collins , r - maine , speaks during a tv news interview on capitol hill in washington .
republicans argue it shows wrongdoing by fbi officials involved in surveillance of a trump campaign aide , while democrats say it mischaracterizes intelligence and is an attempt to distract from special counsel robert mueller 's probe into russia 's interference in the 2016 election .
the white house says president donald trump has not decided whether it was used to obtain surveillance warrants .
that 's according to rep. adam schiff of california , the ranking democrat on the committee .