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The New York Times Sunday magazine devoted 5,000 words to a hostile profile of Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who is infuriating liberals by blocking the narrative of Russia-Trump "collusion" during Campaign 2016. The Times is clearly trying to paint Nunes as a conspiratorial figure, as shown by the title to Jason Zengerle's piece -- the tagline from the influential U.F.O. conspiracy show, The X-Files : " The Truth Is Out There ."
Some conservative House allies of President Trump have recently threatened to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein - invoking an extreme punishment that has not been carried out against an executive branch employee in 122 years. The Republicans who have raised the specter of impeachment - including Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes , Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows and Rep. Jim Jordan - are threatening to use a remedy that the Constitution says is for "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, a finding that drew praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats. The report caps an investigation that began with the promise of bipartisanship but quickly transformed into an acrimonious battle between Democrats and Republicans over Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and whether there were any connections with the Trump campaign.
The GOP-controlled House Intelligence Committee released its final report on Russia's election interference , concluding there was no evidence of collusion between President Trump's campaign and the Kremlin. "Just Out: House Intelligence Committee Report released.
But in a well-ordered democratic system, those who fight on behalf of competing parties, interests and ideas can usually find some room for mutual esteem and even occasionally try to profit intellectually from each other. It's when politics becomes unhinged that we squander the gift of social learning through reasoned argument.
Former FBI director James Comey arrives at a Barnes & Noble book store to speak to an audience Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York. Former FBI director James Comey arrives at a Barnes & Noble book store to speak to an audience Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York.
The Justice Department sent to Capitol Hill on Thursday redacted copies of a set of closely kept memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his interactions with President Donald Trump. The memos, running 15 pages in total, detail a series of phone calls and encounters between the two men in the months leading up to Comey's firing and offer an intimate look at interactions among the highest levels of government.
President Trump claims vindication after fired FBI Director James Comey's memos are released, tweeting that they show 'no collusion and no obstruction' Comey's released memos detail doubts the former FBI director had about reports on Russia-Trump dossier, reveal that the president had concerns about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn The Justice Department's internal watchdog sends a criminal referral for fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to the federal prosecutor's office in Washington, D.C. Fresno State scrambles to keep donors after an English professor bashes Barbara Bush following the former first lady's death Tuesday Hundreds of school walkouts are planned across the nation Friday on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre THE LEAD STORY - TRUMP'S GREAT EXPECTATIONS: President Trump late Thursday tweeted that the newly released memos written by ... (more)
Former FBI director James Comey arrives at a Barnes & Noble book store to speak to an audience Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York. Former FBI director James Comey arrives at a Barnes & Noble book store to speak to an audience Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York.
James Comey was fired as the FBI's director in May prompting the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. As Mueller's investigation into whether Donald Trump's campaign or associates colluded with Moscow moved into a more serious phase, the White House's press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has made several statements about Comey from the podium.
One of the major story lines since Trump entered the White House has been the way that Republicans have come to his defense rather than hold him accountable. For example, with all that they know about the president by now, this staged photo-op from yesterday is stomach-turning: Honored to have Republican Congressional Leadership join me at the @WhiteHouse this evening.
Trump Allies and House Republicans to Paul Ryan: Get Out Now House Speaker Paul Ryan's retirement announcement Wednesday morning set off a round of heartburn within the White House and among its allies over the damage that may be done in what's left of his term. Trump chooses impulse over strategy as crises mount In a White House known for chaos, the process of developing the U.S. response to the Syrian government's alleged latest gas attack was proceeding with uncharacteristic deliberation, including several national security briefings for President Trump.
President Donald Trump has again accused his own Justice Department and the FBI of 'having something to hide' by missing the deadline to turn over documents related to the Russia investigation and Hillary Clinton. 'Lawmakers of the House Judiciary Committee are angrily accusing the Department of Justice of missing the Thursday Deadline for turning over UNREDACTED Documents relating to FISA abuse, FBI, Comey, Lynch, McCabe, Clinton Emails and much more,' the president tweeted on Saturday.
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said his committee will investigate China's efforts to gain military and economic power in Africa. The California Republican told "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" that China's investment in African countries would allow Beijing to strengthen its grip over world trade.
I praise the courage of Robert Rees and Clifton Jolley's March 18 commentary: " Evangelicals, Mormons and Trump's Perfect Storm ." They observe that Republicans are shutting down the House Intelligence Committee's investigation of President Donald Trump's alleged collusion with the Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Republicans are set to shut down the House Intelligence Committee's contentious Russia probe Thursday, amid revelations that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign may have benefited from the exploitation of The panel has scheduled a morning vote on a Republican-written final report, which will assert there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians in the 2016 election. Despite strong Democratic objections, that report will be Congress's first official finding on that issue -- although it won't be immediately released because declassification could take several weeks.
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Today, we learn that the Robert Mueller forces are apparently sending his troops up to, if not, beyond the Trump red line. Despite threats of shutting down the special counsel operation, Mueller is on the march as he is reported to have issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization.
House intelligence committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks to reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill, joined by other Democrats on the committee as they released a response to GOP conclusions on the House Russia investigation. A day after the Republican members of the House intelligence committee released their findings from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, which cleared President Trump's campaign of collusion, Democrats from the committee said today it was "premature" for the majority GOP members to conclude the probe, and that they would keep investigating.
The House Intelligence Committee interviewed several dozens of witnesses, but in the end simply was not able to find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian, Chairman Devin Nunes insisted Tuesday. However, the California Republican told Fox News' "Fox & Friends" that Russia "is bad" and its leader, President Vladimir Putin, is dangerous.