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How the White House and Republicans Blew Up the House Russia Investigation
By Ryan Lizza March 28, 2017
The White House and Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, are pursuing a common strategy to deflect the investigation into the Russia scandal.
The evidence is now clear that the White House and Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, have worked together to halt what was previously billed as a sweeping investigation of Russian interference in last years election. Weve been frozen, Jim Himes, a Democratic representative from Connecticut who is a member of the Committee, said.
The freeze started after last Mondays hearing, where James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, revealed that the F.B.I. has been investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia since last July. Comey also said that there was no evidence to support Trumps tweets about being wiretapped.
Today, the House panel was scheduled to hear from three top officials who had served under the Obama Administration: Sally Yates, the former Deputy Attorney General, who briefly served as acting Attorney General, before being fired by President Trump; John Brennan, the former head of the C.I.A.; and James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence. But last week Nunes cancelled todays hearing.
The Monday hearing last week was, Im sure, not to the White Houses liking, said Himes. Since Monday, Im sorry to say, the chairman has ceased to be the chairman of an investigative committee and has been running interference for the Trump White House, cancelling hearings.
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)This guy is owned by the White House and anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows it!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)at the request of the White House. Just read the news,other than Fake Noise,the facts are dripping out by the minute.
babylonsister
(170,963 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)he lost his equity in a Winery and Distribution deal with some Russian Guy. Hunch says there is a ton more to come.
spanone
(135,636 posts)no doubt in my mind.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)Obstruction of justice. They got Nixon on it.
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)Neither of whom wield much power in the corrupted wholly Russian-owned congress.