Breaking: House Intel Vice Chair Adam Schiff Calls on Chairman Devin Nunes to Recuse
‘Solemn Responsibility’
Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic Vice Chair of the House Intelligence Committee has just called on Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from involvement in the investigation and oversight of the Trump campaign and transition team.Â
It is a move that carries great weight, especially as Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees tend to work well together regardless of parties.
After much consideration I believe Chairman should recuse himself from involvement in investigation/oversight of Trump campaign & transition pic.twitter.com/jpfA1x80Si
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 27, 2017
“After much consideration, and in light of the Chairman’s admission that he met with his source of information at the White House, I believe that the Chairman should recuse himself from any further involvement in the Russia investigation, as well as any involvement in oversight of matters pertaining to any incidental collection of the Trump transition, as he was also a key member of the transition team,” Schiff said in a statement he posted to Twitter (above.)
“This is not a recommendation I make lightly, as the Chairman and I have worked together well for several years.”Â
Wolf Blitzer read the statement minutes ago on CNN:
BREAKING: Rep. Adam Schiff calls for House Intel Chair Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the Russia investigation https://t.co/F4Q0veD3eo pic.twitter.com/tRKG9kgNlg
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) March 27, 2017
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