And Devin Nunes continues to fumble around trying so hard to make the unmasking of Americans caught talking to Russians the story instead of, you know, collusion!
Oooops, maybe he should try a different approach...
Republican attempt to deflect Trump-Russia probes could backfire: ReportHum...maybe that wasn't such a good idea...The reports contain no evidence that any aides to former President Obama acted improperly, the sources said.
But they do indicate some Trump associates may have violated an obscure 1799 law, the Logan Act.
Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes' investigation into whether Obama administration officials used classified intelligence reports to discredit Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team could backfire on the congressman - and the president, sources familiar with the reports said.
The reports contain no evidence that any aides to former Democratic President Barack Obama acted improperly, the sources said, but they do indicate some Trump associates may have violated an obscure 1799 law, the Logan Act, which prohibits unauthorized U.S. citizens from negotiating with a foreign government that has a dispute with the United States.
The spying reports also are relevant to the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into conclusions by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia worked to tilt last November's election in Republican Trump's favor, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Mueller's office declined to comment.
Remember, Devin Nunes is facing an ethics investigation for his handling of classified info and then issues subpoenas to the FBI and Department of Justice? Wait, what?
Deflect and distract: Trying to slow the Russia investigationFirst there was the president’s claim that his predecessor had wiretapped Trump Tower.
Then there were accusations that a top aide to former President Barack Obama had politicized intelligence about Donald Trump and others.
Now comes another in a series of rear guard actions by Republicans that critics say are designed to deflect and distract from the ongoing investigations into Russia’s meddling — possibly in coordination with the Trump campaign — in the 2016 presidential election, even as evidence mounts.
Several lawmakers involved in the investigations, former intelligence officers and ex-prosecutors all said that recent subpoenas to the FBI and Department of Justice issued by Rep. Devin Nunes were designed to cloud the facts and shift the direction of the inquiry.
Looks like he's learned from the Great Deflector in Chief, Donny Trump..."look over there, shiny, shiny!"