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White House Orchestrated “Leak” to Muddy Water in Russian Election Interference Investigation

The White House is going to increasing and troubling lengths to influence and undermine the investigations of possible coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government. It is becoming increasingly disturbingly clear that the White House will do anything to try to change headlines President Trump doesn’t like. Instead of taking the Russian interference in the 2016 election seriously, President Trump, White House staff, and House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes are playing partisan games to try to distract Americans from the truth.

Speaker Ryan Should Remove Nunes As Intelligence Committee Chair

Rep. Devin Nunes has surrendered his own integrity and compromised that of the entire House Intelligence Committee. House Speaker Paul Ryan should immediately relieve Nunes of his chairmanship.

Nunes Fiasco Strengthens Case for Independent Probe of Russia-Trump Connections

The case for an independent commission to investigate Russia’s interference in last year’s election, perhaps including “wise men” (and women) like Colin Powell, Sandra Day O’Connor, George Mitchell, and Jimmy Carter, plus a special prosecutor, is getting stronger by the hour.

Was Sacked Prosecutor on Trump's Trail?

Did President Trump fire Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor with jurisdiction over the President’s Manhattan residence, to head off a potential corruption investigation? Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings believes it’s possible.

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