Republicans have 'opened an investigation of the FBI and the Department of Justice': House intel Dem

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Monday revealed that Republicans on the panel have opened an investigation into the FBI and Department of Justice.

"The majority has opened an investigation into the FBI and the Department of Justice,” Schiff said.

The ranking Democrat told reporters that decision should have been made in consultation with the minority party, but that Democrats were informed Monday that was the case. “This is a wholesale broadside against two of our respected institutions,” Schiff said.

Monday, Republicans voted to release a memo, authored by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) that alleges misconduct by the FBI and DOJ during the 2016 presidential election. The majority party also voted down a Democrat-authored counter memo.

Watch Schiff below:

Breaking: GOP have "opened an investigation of the FBI and the Department of Justice" - Rep. Adam Schiff, "we learned about that for the first time today" pic.twitter.com/mGdNNNUas1

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) January 29, 2018