We all know that Nunes is more than a stooge for Trump, he’s a lead player in the GOP cover-up of treason at the highest levels. A media that was pathetic during the campaign, has decided they will take their special privilege in the Constitution seriously now.
From the Washington Post Editorial Board:
He insisted that those who described those contacts to the press be tracked down and prosecuted. He demanded that FBI Director James B. Comey confirm that such revelations “violate . . . a section of the Espionage Act that criminalizes the disclosure of information concerning the communication and intelligence activities of the United States.”
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His committee’s investigation should be halted immediately — and Mr. Nunes deserves to be subject to the same leaking probe he demanded for the previous disclosures.
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He was simply doing everything in his power to protect President Trump, for whom he has become a fierce, if erratic, guard dog.
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It is time to discuss the formation of an independent, nonpartisan commission with full subpoena power, like those that investigated the attacks of 9/11 and the intelligence failures in Iraq. In the meantime, House leaders should put an end to the embarrassing travesty being directed by Mr. Nunes.
The chances of getting an “independent, nonpartisan commission” are pretty slim since it would require cooperation from the GOP fascist cult. So that means everything is going to depend on the Democrats winning back the Senate and/or house in 2018. Getting a real investigation into possible treason, stopping the GOP fascist cult agenda, and stopping the insanity of the Trump/Putin/GOP regime all depends on the POLITICS that leads to a victory in 2018. Do nothing to hurt Democratic victories in 2018, and do everything to help win in 2018, including the blue dogs, and we just might survive the nightmare we are all living in.
RESIST!
UPDATE: Nunes just announce Manafort “volunteered” to testify before the committee. Still unclear if it will be in open or closed session.
10:57 David Frum is speculating Manafort won’t be under oath! That’s so damn corrupt it’s hard to find the words. Nunes is rapidly rising on my list of people who need to go to jail for their betrayal of our country.
Here’s Representative Schiff’s take:
The Republican cover-up of treason makes them accomplices.