Republican Congressman Calls Those Mentioned in Memo “Traitors,” Seeks Criminal Prosecutions

Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona said the allegations outlined in the Nunes Memo released today constitute treason.  He also said that he is co-authoring a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeking “criminal prosecution against these traitors to our

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Republicans Release Long Awaited Memo, Raise Questions About FBI Methods in Obtaining Surveillance Warrants

House Republican members of the Intelligence Committee released the controversial Nunes Memo today, named after the committee’s chairman, and memo author, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA).  The memo highlights alleged abuses by the FBI and the DOJ in obtaining warrants …

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Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi Calls on Speaker Ryan to Remove Devin Nunes from Intelligence Committee

Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to remove Rep. Devin Nunes from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.  Pelosi wrote a strongly-worded letter to Speaker Ryan today, requesting …

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Congressman Peter King: Changes to Nunes Memo In No Way Affect Substance, Came At FBI’s Request

Republican Congressman Peter King of New York defended changes made to the controversial Nunes Memo saying they “in no way” affect the substance of the memo.  “My understanding is this was agreed on beforehand among Republicans. There’s one small part …

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House Intelligence Ranking Member Accuses Chairman of “Secretly Altering” Memo, Calls on Him to Withdraw It from the White House

The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has accused the committee’s chairman of sending a memo to the White House that is significantly different than the one members have been viewing for several weeks it was learned last night.  …

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House Intelligence Transcript Shows Republicans Reject Motion to Make Democrats Memo Public, Republican Memo Shared with FBI Just Prior to Vote

The House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.

It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …

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Rep. Adam Schiff: White House “Badgered” Justice Department into Opening Clinton Investigation

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member, Democrat Adam Schiff, accused the recent opening of a FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation of being politically motivated.  “If they are investigating Hillary Clinton, it doesn’t take a genius…to see why,” Schiff said on …

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Democrats and Republicans Disagree About How Russia Investigation is Proceeding

Democrats are accusing Republicans of short-circuiting the investigation into Russian meddling by the House Intelligence Committee.  They accuse Republicans of slow-walking the investigation, and failing to follow certain leads and call key witnesses.

Republicans refute that characterization, citing a long …

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