Article snippet: Democrats on Sunday argued that the release of a controversial memo accusing the Justice Department of surveillance abuses does not vindicate MORE in the Russia investigation — and Republicans are also avoiding declarations of Trump's exoneration. Trump made the claim that the memo "totally vindicates" him in the Russia investigation in a Saturday tweet following the memo's release the day before. But Rep. MORE (R-Texas), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC on Sunday that he doesn't believe the memo vindicates Trump. Several other Republicans argued that the memo was not about the ongoing investigation. The memo, released on Friday upon Trump’s authorization, roiled Washington, D.C., as Democrats labeled the Republican-led push to publish the document an effort to undermine law enforcement agencies as well as the special counsel probing Russia’s election meddling and any potential ties between Trump campaign members and Moscow. Senate Democratic Whip MORE (Ill.) on Sunday dismissed Trump’s assertion that the memo vindicates him. “No, of course it does not,” Durbin told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And the fact that the Republicans in the House refused to allow a minority report, the Democratic response to their memo, is an indication that this — they're just bound and determined to continue to find ways to absolve this president from any responsibility," he continued. Rep. MORE (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the Intelligence panel, in both ... Link to the full article to read more