First GOP lawmaker calls for Nunes to recuse himself

[Miles Archer]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) on Tuesday told The Hill that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) should "absolutely" recuse himself from his panel's investigation into Russia's meddling in last year’s election.

Jones, a member of the House Armed Services Committee who frequently bucks leadership, is the first Republican in Congress to call on Nunes to step aside.

"How can you be chairman of a major committee and do all these things behind the scenes and keep your credibility? You can't keep your credibility," Jones said just off the House floor.

“If anything has shown that we need a commission, this has done it by the way he has acted. That's the only way you can bring integrity to the process. The integrity of the committee looking into this has been tainted."

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/326184-first-gop-lawmaker-calls-for-nunes-to-recuse-himself

[unblock]

1. oh he's in trouble now!

[Sculpin Beauregard]

2. A step in the right direction

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. So we have one and ONLY one patriot in the GOP?

Good for him.

[elleng]

4. One Congressman Has The Courage To Admit The True Consequences Of His Vote For The Iraq War.

'A handful of politicians have publicly repented for their 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq War, but few as forcefully as Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) did last week.

“I did not do what I should have done to read and find out whether Bush was telling us the truth about Saddam being responsible for 9/11 and having weapons of mass destruction,” Jones said during an interview on The Tyler Cralle Show.'

“Because I did not do my job then,” Jones continued, “I helped kill 4,000 Americans, and I will go to my grave regretting that.”'>>>

https://thinkprogress.org/one-congressman-has-the-courage-to-admit-the-true-consequences-of-his-vote-for-the-iraq-war-08156982752


Rep. Walter Jones: Cheney to ‘rot in hell’ for Iraq war.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/rep-walter-jones-cheney-to-rot-in-hell-for-iraq-war/2013/02/26/0beb36a8-802a-11e2-a350-49866afab584_blog.html?utm_term=.f9de9899f9d6

[furtheradu]

29. Thank You for this post & links

Walter Jones was my hero, when I was a distraught & despairing Military mom. (Sen.Mark Dayton, Minn, was another.)
Jones was & is a Patriot, a Man of deep integrity.
Goood to hear he's STILL standing & speaking on his convictions.
Bless him!

[elleng]

30. You're welcome, furtheradu.

I've admired him since I observed him, at a hearing on Iraq war, when he learned about it's weak 'legs' from General Wesley Clark, who testified. Mr. Jones was not ashamed to admit he didn't know EVERYTHING.

[Cosmocat]

33. yep - there is VERY little light in the soul of congressional republicans

Walter Jones generates most of it ...

[Chasstev365]

5. If Reps know how pissed off people are, they will start to turn

Keep calling!

[democratisphere]

6. Nunes not only needs to recuse himself from the Russian meddling investigation

but also needs to resign from the Intelligence Committee for his weird and untrustworthy bizarre behavior.

[mopinko]

11. his security clearance needs to be revoked immediately.

can the ic force this?

[democratisphere]

17. I believe the Speaker, Paul "Smirker" Ryan is the only one that can do anything about Devin "Shifty"

Nunes.

[OnDoutside]

26. They need to start accusing Ryan of being in on the Russian plot.

[Miles Archer]

27. And THAT dog, as we say, ain't a-gonna hunt.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028862880

[Amaryllis]

7. Now if he'd just decide to vote against Gorsuch...

[BuddyCa]

8. go WaJo!

[calimary]

9. Walter Jones is the ONLY GOPer who came around during the Iraq War.

He was the first, and as far as I can remember, the ONLY GOPer in the House of Reps who came to his senses about the relabeling of French fries to "Freedom fries" in the House dining room. That was back when everybody on that side of the aisle was decrying the French for not going along with the "Coalition of the Willing" and dumping on France, and calling the French such lovely things as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys."

BTW - "Coalition of the Willing" still stands, in my mind, as one of the worst, idiotic, pathetic, pansy-assed "slogan" I think I've ever heard in all my life. DISGRACEFUL.

[elleng]

12. Right!

[tblue37]

14. That is because unlike most Rs he actually cared about and visited the wounded

troops from the war and felt guilty for his part in sending them to war based on lies.

[mopinko]

22. yeah, i did a button on that one.

cartoon bush w a whip in his hand, a bunch of little mice, and a tiny little poodle.

[Cosmocat]

34. Yep - you can count on one hand the number of R congressmen with souls

he is one ...

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Wossamatta U?

Don't you like the White Wash brush?

[democrank]

13. Thank you, Rep. Jones.

Let's see how many others are willing to do the right thing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Need Independent Counsel / Special Prosecutor. . nt

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Is he bucking to be moved to that committee to chair?

[YOHABLO]

18. He should step down completely. Not just recuse himself

[NBachers]

19. Nunes is carrying water for the Rooskies.

[GulfCoast66]

20. Once the dam starts to crack...

[Mr. Ected]

21. When the laxation finally hits the ventilator

There will only be one Chair in Mr. Nunes' cell.

[BittyJenkins]

23. We need more Walters!

That is the first time I have ever said that. But the truth is, unless Republicans start to stand up for our Democracy there is a good chance we could loose it. Go Walter!

[luvMIdog]

24. Well good for him!

[Honeycombe8]

25. I think McCain did previously. I think. nt

[UpInArms]

28. McCain is a senator - Jones is a congressman

that is the difference in this instance.

:

[Honeycombe8]

32. The headline is "first GOP lawmaker." nt

[UpInArms]

35. headline writer was hit with the dumbstick?

sigh

[RavagedInTheCorn]

31. Nunes is a scumbag

Refer to the reply title.

[Blue_Roses]

36. We all need to thank him

[Politicub]

37. As Trump races to destroy what's good about America

He's also destroying the GOP.