Democrats defend Russia inquiry in memo
Democrats on the US House Intelligence Committee have released a memo that counters Republican claims of bias in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential poll.
It says the FBI and justice department did not - as the Republicans allege - abuse powers to spy on Carter Page, Donald Trump's former campaign aide.
Mr Page was investigated over concerns that he was a Russian spy.
Mr Trump dismissed the Democrats' memo as a "total political and legal bust".
He has repeatedly denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia.
The 10-page Democratic memo was released on Saturday. Parts of the document were redacted to avoid revealing intelligence gathering sources.
It calls a Republican memo published by Republican members of the Intelligence Committee earlier this month a "transparent effort to undermine" the FBI, the justice department and investigations into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
