Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I'm on the committee

[dajoki]

Nunes buried evidence on Russian meddling to protect Trump. I know because I’m on the committee
By Rep. Eric Swalwell
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/op-ed/article219558065.html

No one really expected President Donald Trump, who benefited from Russia’s 2016 election interference, to counter that hostile regime’s active measures: Russia wanted him to win, and when they hacked, he invited them to hack more.

But America should have been able to rely on a united Congress to ensure that our next elections aren’t just as vulnerable if not moreso. Instead, due to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ persistent and pernicious obstruction, America has been spectacularly let down.

Just last week, hours before the Republican-led House recessed for six weeks, Nunes broke out his shovel yet again to bury even deeper the evidence of Russian interference, once again demonstrating there’s no distance he won’t go to protect this president.

Nunes and committee Republicans had promised that the American people would see our interview transcripts after the investigation was completed. When they abruptly ended the investigation without calling dozens of relevant witnesses, they voted to conceal the transcripts.Suddenly, last month, Nunes agreed to release them. Perhaps he was worried about the burgeoning campaign of his Democratic opponent — a local prosecutor named Andrew Janz, whose argument to the voters includes powerful evidence of Nunes’ efforts to poison the Russia investigation.

But predictably, at a hearing last week on releasing the transcripts, Nunes still wouldn’t allow real transparency.

Committee Democrats asked to immediately send the transcripts to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who hasn’t been allowed to see them under Nunes’ rules. There’s good reason to believe many witnesses committed perjury or offered information relevant to the special counsel’s work. But Nunes opposed it, and it was voted down.

Committee Democrats then moved to have the transcripts released to the public immediately — after a 10-day intelligence community review — to avoid any selective release or other political manipulation. Again, Nunes opposed this.

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[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[mnmoderatedem]

2. it's getting difficult to maintain outrage

give both the frequency and magnitude of republican corruption.

but republicans still manage to make me maintain that outrage.

Nunes is absolute scum.

[Garrett78]

3. Republican malfeasance is so commonplace that the general reaction is, "Meh."

A hostile foreign power colluded with 1 of the 2 major parties in the US and that party is engaged in a cover-up. It's the story of the century.

But the only people who seem to care are political junkies who support the other party. Swalwell's article won't lead to any sort of mass protest, nor will it get much attention from the national media. It's all so infuriating.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. One more important reason to take back the house!

The House Intelligence Committee would have a Dem majority, Nunes would no longer be its chairman, and the committee could release those transcripts to the special counsel.

[ancianita]

5. Absolutely. We HAVE to VOTE to not only detoxify the House but maintain our sanity.

Constant healthy, appropriate outrage can become unhealthy in that toxic political cesspool.

[calimary]

6. Absolutely. VOTE, DAMMIT!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. and in numbers too big to ignore

Need to overwhelm the cheats that are in place.

Every vote is important!

[calimary]

15. That's an EXCELLENT point, my friend.

They WILL cheat. They WILL welcome help toward that end, whether it’s from the Russians or whoever else.

The ONLY way to offset that is to vote in such massive numbers that cheating really isn’t that easy to get away with. If they can get close enough to cheat, they WILL cheat. By ANY means necessary.

[saidsimplesimon]

9. Yes, that is possible. Let's make it happen.

[Hekate]

8. KnR for Eric Swalwell

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. IMO impossible from this point forward to ever cooperate

with Repugs on ANYTHING. They have created the us vs them battlefield and I say let's respond accordingly.

[Duppers]

13. +100

[calimary]

16. And another 100.

[SunSeeker]

11. K & R for exposure.

[Honeycombe8]

12. He's not just protecting Trump. I've read he is personally involved, as well.

I've read that there is an indication that Nunes was a recipient of Russian money or something along those lines.

I do believe that Russia has infiltrated our government. It found the American weak spot: greed.

I can't wait until the Democrats are in power again, so we can start ferreting out this fraud and treason.

[oasis]

14. Nunes' days are numbered.