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. .
Because something is either going to happen or it isn’t doesn’t make it 50/50.
with unlimited funds AMERICAN TAX PAYER FUNDS WELL SPENT!! JUST LETS GET STARTED!!!!
More likely just another round of do-nothing polical pablum being tossed out as clickbait fodder and base-pacifiers.
MUELLER’S REPORT IN THE HANDS OF PIRANHAS PELOSI, SCHIFF AND NADLER IMPERILS OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY
AMERICANS DEMAND ASSURANCES THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY IS PROTECTED
NO DEMOCRAT SEES THE MUELLER REPORT UNTIL THESE CONDITIONS ARE MET:
<><> handover all communications from Obama WRT the Trump campaign;
<><> the public release of any and all communication about the decision not to indict Hillary Clinton.
<><> the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the particulars into Hillary Clinton’s email use;
<><> the release of all Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications related to Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
<><> release of all opposition research the pee dossier compiled against candidate Trump;
<><> list the number of spies sent into the Trump campaign;
<><> a compilation of false accusations made against the Trump campaign;
<><> the release of all communications regarding the Obama apparat’s decision to promote fake allegations against the president;
<><> detailed legal assessment into whether there was misuse of elected office;
<><> a complete list of all the actors who constructed the Russian-collusion fairy tale;
<><> testimony under oath of Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan;
<><> testimony under oath of Obama’s former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper.
CONTACT PAGE-—REP DEVIN NUNES
https://nunes.house.gov/contactform/
It may take two to three more years, but bit by bit this will all come out. The malefactors behind this cannot be sleeping well.
Understatement of the effin year.
You need a Special Prosecutor to really get these deep state vermin. There are not enough competent people in the DOJ who have the balls to prosecute. Fearing this will kill their future private sector job prospects.
REMEMBER that Trump’s DOJ is still 90% Obama’s DOJ.
You got something against getting your ducks in a row so you don't jump the shark?
It's a darn dirty shame that guy was where he was at a very critical time in Trump's administration... He really screwed the pooch..
Round 1 should be Brennan, Clapper, Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, both Ohrs, Glenn Simpson, and whoever handled this business for Perkins Coie, as well as Loretta Lynch, Susan Rice, and other top WH/DoJ facilitators.
Round 2 should be Hillary Clinton and close associates.
Round 3 is Obama.
True enough, and Trump is having a vary hard time finding anyone worth their salt to work with him.. The lawyers attacking them from all sides....
O Ye of little faith
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. Lodi90 #29
Bravo, well said!
(BTW, a high five, we finally agree on something! {;^] )
The R's certainly appear to have a dismal record in such matters over the past decade; if it is going to happen in the near term it will happen along the lines of what Nunes appears to doing.
Exercising subpoena powers in this matter would be a waste of time, while getting the matter before DOJ in a compelling package now appears to have a chance of producing timely results.
Bump
My how far we Have come from the days of apoplectic media and seemingly hair on fire pols....
TRUMP. IS. AMAZING.
Tick, tock...
Timing could be a part of the wait - bring it all to head too close to the election for the sheeple to forget and the conspirators to escape.
Some of them can hide a lot of evidence!
ARE ‘going to have’?
America has a two-tier system.
the corrupt are protected by the DOJ, and citizens
who go to courts to protect themselves find
the DOJ enters every case it can to protect criminals -
even when they did commit TREASON.
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