Did Nunes make the decision on his own?

[kentuck]

To take information directly to the White House, after the FBI Director specifically told him and the rest of his committee that the White House and associates in the campaign were under investigation??

Or did he discuss it with other members of his Party? Did either Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell know of his plans?

This is very weird.

What is the end game they are looking for?

[riversedge]

1. Numes said he went to Ryan, then went to the WH. So, Ryan is as stupid as Numes is-and the WH

is stupid for listening.

[ananda]

18. And very likely they're both in on it.

A lot of Reeps will be going down if this ever gets
investigated and prosecuted properly.

[ProfessorGAC]

23. So Ryan Is Just As Stupid?

Well, duh!
This guy thinks Atlas Shrugged is non fiction
We already knew this guy couldn't square 3

[LaydeeBug]

2. This is very interesting. We should also know if Nunes owns anything with any associates of Vladmir

Putin...Oh he DOES? What? A *winery*? Oh wait...

[malaise]

3. No

orders from the Con

[Horse with no Name]

4. I think that they had no choice

Nobody of any "power" was going to say what "they needed to be said".
So Nunes fell on his sword to put this narrative out there. Methinks he is in DEEP and probably recognized himself as one of the masked characters in these documents and he freaked out.

[dchill]

11. "...one of the masked characters..."

Yeah! Like the Lone Ranger - or Batman! I'm kinda jealous now!

Seriously, I've been convinced that he's under investigation for some time.

[global1]

5. If He Wasn't Party To Collusion Before....

he is now!!!!!

[KittyWampus]

6. A fundraising letter was all ready to go. And who asked Trump if he felt vindicated?

Off camera someone asked Trump if he felt vindicated.

[kentuck]

7. Good question.

Was that a set-up question?

[GP6971]

26. I believe it was.

What else could it have been knowing dolt's staged remarks?

[kentuck]

29. Good point.

[tanyev]

10. +1. Probably choreographed by Bannon.

Or maybe Jared. Didn't it come out that it was his idea to have the Bill Clinton accusers at one of the debates?

[elfin]

8. He said he talked to Ryan before going to Trump

Don't know if it was an in person visit. No mention of McConnell, but he is Senate and this committee is House.

Whether Ryan gave his OK to go to Trump has not been stated. Nunes didn't say precisely say that.

Ryan is enmeshed in the Health bill mess (that he created with the crap bill), and probably paid Nunes as little attention as possible. He is lucky Nunes didn't exactly say he had given his OK, or else he would be widow's peak deep in this mega-mess.

As it is, haven't seen him interviewed on anything today. Ducking and Covering with quality time in the gym is my guess.

[kentuck]

9. Otherwise, why would he pay a visit to Ryan?

If not to discuss whether to tell the White House what had been discovered?

[dchill]

13. I'm picturing Ryan as Foghorn Leghorn...

"Go away kid - ya' bother me!"

[blitzburgh55]

12. I think...

Nunes knew what he had was nothing, that's why he skipped the committee and I think the reason he did it was so that the Orange Oaf could tell the deplorables, hey, look here, I've been vindicated. Obama did tap me. Of course the deplorables are believing it.

[NewRedDawn]

14. Russian fake docs

Putin sent them a life line. This does not pass the smell test.

[kentuck]

16. No. This has been going on since last July.

They have the shit.

[NewRedDawn]

17. Oh I agree

What I met was this dumb fucker trying to say about this "New " Info could be something from Moscow now. They are all snakes & this Greasy little fucker is a viper.

[dchill]

15. "Leaks and the Leaking Leakers Who Leak Them"

How about it, Al?

Didn't we spend much of Monday listening to Nunes et al cajoling FBI to investigate leakers?

[panader0]

19. Trump was afraid of the committee.

He was afraid that Jared and Bannon would (and still may) be subpoenaed.
So he had Nunes pull this stunt which de-legitimizes the Intelligence
Committee. But the overall effect will be a Special Investigator.

[kentuck]

20. It is the President that must approve a Special Investigator?

Is it not?

[panader0]

21. Good question and I don't know the answer.

[dixiegrrrrl]

33. Not if he is the target, surely.

I forget how it works, tho.

I do know that if we go that route, it will drag on and on, and we can't have that idjit tearing down the country that long....

[kentuck]

34. I agree.

That would be a big gamble.

[eleny]

22. Imo, he went straight to the White House

Then the WH concocted how this would unfold today.

You always go straight to the boss.

[pnwmom]

24. Maybe he had his presser UNDER THE ORDERS of DT. Maybe DT told him what to say.

There are lots of possibilities and none of them are good.

[kentuck]

25. I think he promised Trump he would keep him informed.

He may not have known why the President wanted to be "informed"? If he did, he could be called an accomplice if there were any criminal charges in the future. That would not be wise.

[AntiFascist]

27. End game...

to save the Republican Party? lol

[kentuck]

30. They should not be permitted to come back...

this time.

[KewlKat]

28. I heard on CNN this afternoon, one of the pundits said the Con could pardon everyone now and stop

the investigation from moving forward and noone could do anything about it.......

Do you think that's true?

[kentuck]

31. The Congress can investigate anything they want anytime they want.

The Presidential pardon does not cover every crime they have committed or may commit in the future, does it?

[KewlKat]

32. Nunes pulled a Comey.............