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babylonsister

(170,963 posts)
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 09:46 PM Mar 2017

How the White House and Republicans Blew Up the House Russia Investigation

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 year’s election. “We’ve been frozen,” Jim Himes, a Democratic representative from Connecticut who is a member of the Committee, said.

The freeze started after last Monday’s 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 Trump’s 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 today’s hearing.

“The Monday hearing last week was, I’m sure, not to the White House’s liking,” said Himes. “Since Monday, I’m 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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How the White House and Republicans Blew Up the House Russia Investigation (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2017 OP
Maybe they have pictures of Nunes and a goat? Chasstev365 Mar 2017 #1
Nunes Spiked these Hearings Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #2
If he didn't during, he sure did after. Yea, he's a dt tool, needs to go. nt babylonsister Mar 2017 #3
Nunes is running for his life, Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #6
i think that was their intent all along. spanone Mar 2017 #4
It's an impeachable offense. roamer65 Mar 2017 #5
All we have left is the media and the people superpatriotman Mar 2017 #7

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)
1. Maybe they have pictures of Nunes and a goat?
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 09:51 PM
Mar 2017

This guy is owned by the White House and anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows it!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Nunes Spiked these Hearings
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:00 PM
Mar 2017

at the request of the White House. Just read the news,other than Fake Noise,the facts are dripping out by the minute.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
6. Nunes is running for his life,
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:35 PM
Mar 2017

he lost his equity in a Winery and Distribution deal with some Russian Guy. Hunch says there is a ton more to come.

superpatriotman

(6,232 posts)
7. All we have left is the media and the people
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:37 PM
Mar 2017

Neither of whom wield much power in the corrupted wholly Russian-owned congress.

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