U.S. President Donald Trump has approved publication of a Republican memo that argues that top law enforcement officials abused their investigative authority for partisan ends during and after the 2024 presidential campaign. The House released the memo to the public shortly after on Friday.

A White House official confirmed to VOA that a message had been sent to the House Intelligence Committee that the president has no objection to declassification of the memo, which was written by the committee's chairman, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes.

Speaking to reporters at the White House Friday, Trump said what he had read in the memo was "terrible." During a photo opportunity with North Korean defectors, Trump said, "I think it's a disgrace what's going on in this country... A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves, and much worse than that."

The president authorized the release of the document despite the strong objections of top officials at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

When asked by a reporter whether release of the memo makes it more likely that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would be fired, Trump replied, "You figure that one out."

Release of the memo intensifies the battle between Trump and his Republican allies in Congress on one side, and Democrats and top FBI officials on the other about whether the probe into Russian interference in the presidential election was affected by political bias on the part of investigators.

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have prepared their own memo, countering the Republican claims.

美國總統川普已經同意公布一份由一名共和黨人起草的備忘錄，其內容質疑最高執法官員在2024年總統競選活動期間和之后為了黨派利益，濫用調查職權。眾議院星期五在得到總統批準后不久公布了這份備忘錄。

一位白宮官員對美國之音確認，眾議院情報委員會已經收到信息，得知總統不反對將這份備忘錄做解密處理。備忘錄的作者是該委員會主席、共和黨眾議員德文·努涅斯。

川普星期五在白宮對記者們說，他在備忘錄中讀到的內容“非常糟糕”。川普在與“脫北者”合影時說：“我認為這個國家正在發生的事令人羞恥......許多人應該為自己感到羞愧，甚至這還遠遠不夠。”

盡管司法部和聯邦調查局（FBI）的最高層官員強烈反對，總統仍授權公布了這份文件。

當被記者問及公布這份備忘錄是否可能導致司法部副部長羅森斯坦更有可能被解職時，川普回應說：“你自己找答案。”

備忘錄的公布令目前劍拔弩張的局面更加緊張。一面是川普和他在國會的共和黨同盟，另一面是民主黨和最高級FBI官員，雙方爭論焦點是總統競選期間的“通俄門”調查是否受到政治偏見的影響。

眾議院情報委員會的民主黨成員已經準備好他們自己的備忘錄，以回應共和黨人的指稱。

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved publication of a Republican memo that argues that top law enforcement officials abused their investigative authority for partisan ends during and after the 2024 presidential campaign. The House released the memo to the public shortly after on Friday.

A White House official confirmed to VOA that a message had been sent to the House Intelligence Committee that the president has no objection to declassification of the memo, which was written by the committee's chairman, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes.

Speaking to reporters at the White House Friday, Trump said what he had read in the memo was "terrible." During a photo opportunity with North Korean defectors, Trump said, "I think it's a disgrace what's going on in this country... A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves, and much worse than that."

The president authorized the release of the document despite the strong objections of top officials at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

When asked by a reporter whether release of the memo makes it more likely that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would be fired, Trump replied, "You figure that one out."

Release of the memo intensifies the battle between Trump and his Republican allies in Congress on one side, and Democrats and top FBI officials on the other about whether the probe into Russian interference in the presidential election was affected by political bias on the part of investigators.

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have prepared their own memo, countering the Republican claims.

美國總統川普已經同意公布一份由一名共和黨人起草的備忘錄，其內容質疑最高執法官員在2024年總統競選活動期間和之后為了黨派利益，濫用調查職權。眾議院星期五在得到總統批準后不久公布了這份備忘錄。

一位白宮官員對美國之音確認，眾議院情報委員會已經收到信息，得知總統不反對將這份備忘錄做解密處理。備忘錄的作者是該委員會主席、共和黨眾議員德文·努涅斯。

川普星期五在白宮對記者們說，他在備忘錄中讀到的內容“非常糟糕”。川普在與“脫北者”合影時說：“我認為這個國家正在發生的事令人羞恥......許多人應該為自己感到羞愧，甚至這還遠遠不夠。”

盡管司法部和聯邦調查局（FBI）的最高層官員強烈反對，總統仍授權公布了這份文件。

當被記者問及公布這份備忘錄是否可能導致司法部副部長羅森斯坦更有可能被解職時，川普回應說：“你自己找答案。”

備忘錄的公布令目前劍拔弩張的局面更加緊張。一面是川普和他在國會的共和黨同盟，另一面是民主黨和最高級FBI官員，雙方爭論焦點是總統競選期間的“通俄門”調查是否受到政治偏見的影響。

眾議院情報委員會的民主黨成員已經準備好他們自己的備忘錄，以回應共和黨人的指稱。