NEWS: GOP Rep Nunes stepping aside on House Intel Cmte probe on Russia for: Conaway, Gowdy +Rooney

[kpete]

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Nunes to step aside from Russia probe
By JOHN BRESNAHAN and JOSH DAWSEY 04/06/17 09:35 AM EDT

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will temporarily step aside from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including interactions between Moscow and the Trump campaign.

The probe will be taken over by Reps. Michael Conaway (R-Texas), Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and Tom Rooney (R-Fla.)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/nunes-to-step-aside-from-russia-probe-236951

[panader0]

1. So who will head the committee?

[PearliePoo2]

15. Apparently Mike Conaway (whoever he is)

[BumRushDaShow]

16. He is still heading it (for now)

he will just "recuse" from the Russian probe.

[gordianot]

2. Sometimes the toilet needs another flushing.

[progressoid]

32. And a plunger.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Long overdue, but not much relief in people like Gowdy taking over.

We need an independent commission, now. None of these clowns.

[PearliePoo2]

4. WHOA!! Can we be cautiously optimistic??

Adam Schiff! Go for it now, my man!

[spanone]

5. he served his purpose....i'm sure trump is proud of him

[rpannier]

8. There's a presidential pardon for him

Just in case

[WePurrsevere]

6. Bresnahan's next tweet clarifies...

"Nunes is STILL the chairman of the House Intelligence Cmte. Just not involved in Russia probe due to Dem complaints about WH ties"

So who's going to head investigation now?

[rpannier]

9. Bannon

Though someone else will be the face for the cameras

[WePurrsevere]

23. Per Ryan's statement....

Found on Twitter...

[kentuck]

7. They smell blood in the water with Susan Rice...

Any committee with Gowdy on it will be overly political.

[leftynyc]

12. I don't think that's it

Let them go after Rice - they've been doing that since Benghazi - she didn't do anything wrong.

[Impedimentus]

10. With the Republicans it's Always Someone Elses Fault.

Sadly, the same is true of a few (very few) Democrats.

[L. Coyote]

11. The Dog and Pony show needs a new ringleader, I guess.

Their "pretend Obama is the problem" solution remains a non-starter, and turning to blaming Susan Rice is a failed double-down on cyber lynching the past administration.

These are the same characters who brought us Benghazi, so don't expect anything to change except the face of the person holding the gavel.

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And don't confuse their continued trying to spin this into "it is the black guy's fault" as not taking #TrumpRussia seriously. That is part of their defense strategy from a very serious situation and evidences how alarmingly they are reacting. Nunes revealed the degree to which they are shitting bricks and deflecting to hide how entangled they are with the Russians and Rosneft agents and how deep the collusion to rig the election goes.

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[bigtree]

13. Gowdy

...Riceghazi.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. You wanna investigate Russia? BENGHAZI!!!11!

First, we have to investigate BENGHAZI!!!11!

Then, we can dodge questions about Russia.

Gowdy will do a great job.

[underpants]

17. Damn Trump's getting hit in all sides

He almost lost Bannon but the Mercers convinced him to stay.

[Impedimentus]

18. Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum

They are still Republicans, don't get your hopes up. The replacement may be even worse. Expecting Republicans to behave fairly is like expecting the mafia to obey the law.

[Ilsa]

19. Paul ryan is lower than worm turds for not insisting Nunes

bow out sooner.
I'm guessing that worms have turds.

[Impedimentus]

21. Worms are great creatures. They do a lot of good to the soil and the planet.

Please don't compare Ryan to worm excrement, he is so much worse.

[Ilsa]

22. I like worms. I just thought that worm turds

might be disgusting.

[Impedimentus]

24. No where near as disgusting as dumb, dumb Ryan.

At least worm turds aren't pathetic and disgusting, can't say that about Ryan.

[sarah FAILIN]

29. You call worm poop "castings"

People actually buy it and make a "tea" out of it for their plants, lol. Castings are full of good stuff, but looks an awful lot like rich dirt. I'd rather have castings than Ryan, lol

Let's say Ryan is worse than weasels. They sneak in the chicken coop and eat the chicks heads off

[Ilsa]

33. Thanks! NT

[jeanmarc]

20. A graceless announcement and now we get Trey

I don't welcome this at all.

[Impedimentus]

25. I'd rather see a worm turd in the position than Trey.

Worm excrement is actually very good for the soil and the planet. Trey "ain't".

[Renew Deal]

26. Interesting that Peter King was passed over

[Jonny Appleseed]

27. No shit the charges are politically motivated; you put party over country and swore

allegiance to the GOP

[hopeforchange2008]

28. Not Gowdy! He's such a little pissant.

[Impedimentus]

30. The epitome of a Republican political.

Not Gowdy! He's such a little pissant.

Exactly the kind of person the GOP adores.

[Duppers]

34. He's a 1000x worse than Nunes.

A mega-jerk. Talk about going off on tangents and witchhunts, lookout.

[L. Coyote]

31. House Ethics Complaint filed on Rep Trey Gowdy for taking Anti-Hillary PAC donations

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