The FBI has issued a rare public statement opposing the release of a memo on alleged FISA abuses authored by House Intel Chair Devin Nunes. From the FBI statement on the memo, which the White House plans to make public soon: "we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy."

Why it matters: It's notably strong language in the first on-the-record statement about the memo from the FBI, highlighting concerns about perceived political bias and the rushed declassification of material related to the Russia investigation via an arcane House rule.

The FBI's full statement:

White House chief of staff John Kelly has said the release of the memo will come "pretty quick," despite FBI Director Christopher Wray reportedly urging the White House not to release it.