You're always a week away...
Posted on 04/05/2019 7:52:58 PM PDT by Candor7
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., appeared to raise exceptions for the number of people who could be the subject of a criminal referral he plans to submit to the Justice Department in the coming days that focuses on the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has been teasing a referral for months and previously predicted its delivery by the end of next week.
During a Fox News interview Wednesday evening, Nunes walked back his prior certainty the referral would be ready by Friday due to the burgeoning challenge of ensnaring as many individuals as possible. Inside the Magazine: April 2 Watch Full Screen to Skip Ads
"The American people need to have confidence in the FBI and the Department of Justice. We are working on the referrals," Nunes said. "There's going to be many of them. There are going to probably at least be a dozen if not two dozen individuals, and as we continue to get more information and build these and build them out, we want to make sure that everything is finished before we turn them in."
Affirming commentary by host Sean Hannity about preventing future underhanded tactics to undermine President Trump, Nunes said, "There are people who definitely lied and misled Congress, OK? If they don't go to prison, we are going to have a two-tier Justice Department, justice system in this country and it is not going to be good for the American people."
Nunes has not named anyone who could appear in a referral, nor has he provided a specific number of people who would be targeted.
But there have been clues beyond him saying that "many" people would be criminally referred.
In February he said the GOP minority in the House Intelligence Committee offered up the names of roughly a dozen people they want to subpoena as the Democrats revitalize the panel's Russia investigation, although he said it was doubtful the Democratic majority would cooperate. Instead Nunes has looked to Attorney General William Barr to make headway toward completing an investigation begun last year by a joint GOP-led task force comprising the Judiciary Committee and the Oversight Committee. Key to this effort, which has been bolstered by intelligence panel Republicans, was investigators looking over roughly 15 transcripts of interviews conducted by the task force last year.
In recent weeks, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., released transcripts of the private interviews of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, his wife Nellie Ohr, former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, and former top FBI official Bill Priestap.
Nunes has also railed against what he says is collusion between the Democrats and the Russians, pointing to use of the unverified Trump dossier by the FBI to obtain FISA warrants to spy on onetime Trump campaign official Carter Page as proof of an unraveling operation to undermine the president. That dossier, compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele, was funded in part by Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee. .
Exceptions? Or Expectations?
It wasn’t Nunes fault that “ we” lost the house. He kept his seat by being bold and not backing down. And I know districts are gerimanded. But he’s carrying on the fight. Who knows? “We” might win the House back. Its 50/50. It’s either gonna happen or it ain’t.
“The American people need to have confidence in the FBI and the Department of Justice. We are working on the referrals,” Nunes said. “There’s going to be many of them. There are going to probably at least be a dozen if not two dozen individuals, and as we continue to get more information and build these and build them out, we want to make sure that everything is finished before we turn them in.”
Yeah? Eff em...
Nothing significant to significant playuhs is gonna happen...
I’ll start to have faith when Trey Gowdy gets on this.
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Until, then FBI and alphabet cousins are lying, Sack of Chit, and have no integrity
If Barr is a good AG most of those things should fall into place. If he is going to be a bad AG, it won’t make any difference what Nunes investigated.
A little less talk and a lot more action.
Blaa blaa blaa. These stories are no better than those teasers that include, “you won’t believe what happened next. “
This gentleman is going to cash only account. His credit done run out......
Lock her up, then string her up!
More talk talk talk and no shi! happening. Tired of the Nunes types, pain in the ass while the whole communists Democrats celebrate. We lost the House why not everything else.
Nunes is probably the only member of Congress who actually risked anything personally to support POTUS. He stuck his neck way out in the last Congress only to be betrayed by dirtbag Speaker Ryan. I suggest you withdraw this nonsense before making a fool of yourself any further.
Don’t worry, by next week, they’ll say the following week and then the week after that, by then there’ll be another plane crash or school shooting which will completely crash the news cycle . . . . so predictable
I think Rep. Adam “The Insane” Schiff just learned the real meaning of “shafted”. In his case, though, he might have enjoyed it.
Let the grand jury begin its work.
You're always a week away...
Isn’t it amazing that none of these referrals came along when the Republicans had the majority?
hope sundance is wrong. Brennan, Clapper, Comey - plus Obama & Hillary - that’s who needs to be brought to account:
the Nunes Op-ed mentioned by sundance:
5 Apr: Washington Examiner: The Russian collusion hoax meets unbelievable end
Op-ed by Rep. Devin Nunes
(Rep Devin Nunes, a Republican, represents California’s 22nd Congressional District. He is ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee)
Having extensively investigated this abuse, House Intelligence Committee Republicans will soon be submitting criminal referrals on numerous individuals involved in these matters. These people must be held to account to prevent similar abuses from occurring in the future...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-devin-nunes-the-russian-collusion-hoax-meets-unbelievable-end
A very good start! I’d be very happy with half of those on your list being even charged and tried!
Don’t know what good that would have done. Sessions refused to even prosecute a simple failure to appear congressional subpoena charge.
Thanks Candor7.
Bratch, thank you for the excellent summary. Will the People ever be able to trust either institution in the future? So far the answer is “No.” Maybe we need to shut them both down ( tout a Russia success in that case) and start fresh.
( Fred and LucyT, Ping to important brief)
We need about 50 more special counsels with unlimited funds, dedicated jack booted thugs to kick down doors and arrest lawyers, and extremely partisan staffs to go after each person involved involved in the russian treason affair. Have seperate special counsels for each person. Start with the fisa judges and make sure you kick in the doors in the middle of the night and strip search their wives in case they are hiding evidence.
Nunes admitted that he led a useless committee for two years because Ryan wasn’t permitting them to be effective.
Now he is delaying and postponing and waffling and obfuscating. I think it is reasonable to guess that McCarthy is mucking with them now. The question in my mind is whether that is Ryan’s lieutenant continuing with the GOPe swampism — or is it a compromised Trump WH in on holding them back as well?
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