It looks like it’s going to be a cage match. Devin Nunes’s committee says “No collusion, Hillary’s the puppet.” That contradicts an intelligence community finding. Lots of people are irritated. This will get worse.
BREAKING: GOP just shut down House Intel investigation, leaving questions unanswered, leads unexplored, countless witnesses uncalled, subpoenas unissued.
If Russians have leverage over the President, GOP has decided that it would rather not know. The minority's work continues: pic.twitter.com/oOf13n75Vo
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 12, 2018
.@ODNIgov: "The Intelligence Community stands by its January 2017 assessment, 'Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections.' We will review the HPSCI report findings." – @jimsciutto reports
— Adam Levine (@cnnadam) March 12, 2018
NEWS: GOP on House Intel reach conclusion: No evidence of collusion between Trump camp and Russia. GOP draft report will also contend that evidence does NOT support intel community assessment that PUTIN tried to help Trump win. Ds yet to see report. https://t.co/jeFAQc1hi2?amp=1
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 12, 2018
Also: House GOP does NOT plan to hold Bannon in contempt; and Conaway defends lack of subpoenas to Trump associates by saying “we are not entirely confident” that the subpoena process would get them more info than they already have
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 12, 2018
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says he's "not surprised" by the House Intel Committee concluding that Russia didn't meddle in the 2016 election. "This is not bipartisan by any stretch" https://t.co/URKWcE1lIg pic.twitter.com/D4KU7WndMx
— CNN International (@cnni) March 12, 2018
Here's the 1-page summary of House Intel majority's final report on the Russia probe pic.twitter.com/NU4rd2vb5Z
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) March 12, 2018
House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence vs. The Intelligence CommunityPost + Comments (217)