According to Politico, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is temporarily stepping 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.)
The following is the statement released by Nunes:
Several leftwing activist groups have filed accusations against me with the Office of Congressional Ethics. The charges are entirely false and politically motivated, and are being leveled just as the American people are beginning to learn the truth about the improper unmasking of the identities of U.S. citizens and other abuses of power.
Despite the baselessness of the charges, I believe it is in the best interest of the House Intelligence Committee and the Congress for me to have Representative Mike Conaway, with assistance from Representatives Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney, temporarily take charge of the Committee’s Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee looks into this matter.
I will continue to fulfill all my other responsibilities as Committee Chairman, and i am requesting to speak to the Ethics Committee at the earliest possible opportunity in order to expedite the dismissal of these false claims.
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Kein yirbu…..the Trumpship is sinking and the Trumpkopfs and their chevrah are running to the lifeboats. Banion was kicked off the National Security Council, Nunes was forced to resign as head of the House Intelligence Committee Russia investigation (an is facing ethics committee charges), Kelly Ann Conway has been told to stay away from any media (other than to perform for the clowns on the Fox Morning Show), and Sec. of State Tillerson is reportedly contemplating resignation because he has been marginalized by the WH staff on most foreign policy issues. Yesterday, the WH staff were left bumbling around trying to explain why their boss felt is necessary to come to the support of Fox’s molestor-in-chief, O’Reilly (reminder they fired Roger Ailes)while everyone else was focused on the gas attack in Syria. When he finally got around to mentioning Syria, he mumbled some words about “lines being crossed”, blamed in (like every other problem) on Obama and ran away from the media without explaining what his “secret plan” for fighting Isis contemplated. Does anyone remember the band playing dance music on the deck of the Titanic while the ship began listing and sliding into the deep?
Katanhadora No, we don’t remember, we don’t watch movies mainly because we want to keep our brains as clean as possible. Specially after reading your posts, it gives the oilam even more chizuk not to follow your example.
The Russians ate my homework ;(
If Russia interfered in American elections we ought to give them a medal for encouraging a REAL LEADER finally, the GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER who already is b”H MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Gadolhadorah , we all read the same drivel from you just few weeks before Nov 7 2016. Trump’s secret weapon is that stupid people like you always underestimate him, that is why he wins all the time.
Hey you #1 an 2 IDIOTS , YOUR SOROS BUCKS FROM YOUR POSTS WILL GET YOU NOWHERE. The President is trying to protect Jews from danger and you morons go against everything he proposes . You think your getting olam haba??? You want these animals in your face . Shame on YOU !! Your disgrace to all religious G-d fearing Jews . Hashem is trying to give us a present and you shove it in his face . Good luck on your holy Holiday preparations , traitors!!
Democrats are all out to stop Trump and republicans by hook or by crook!
Nunes is being attacked because he is onto something really serious! Just read this:
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/229062/did-the-obama-administrations-abuse-of-foreign-intelligence-collection-start-before-trump
That’s how Mr. Obama got Iran deal through!
Stalin started out like that and then came repressions, terror, Gulags etc. If Clinton would have won we would of been finished as a democracy! Let’s hope “Obamacrats” fail in their witch hunt! They are not out to save the country from Russians, they are out to enslave us!
#7 I am מוחל your outrageous insensitive remarks.
Once Trey Gowdy will take over we’ll see how long #1&2 and other liberal loonies will be smiling that Nunes stepped aside.
Dont need your mechila you are a rasha, your mechilla is a curse