A group of 20 House Democrats is urging Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to remove Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee’s probe of Russian election meddling last year. “Chairman Nunes’ recusal is critical in order to preserve the integrity and independence of the U.S. House of Representatives,” they wrote in a Tuesday letter to Ryan. “Congress must come together in a bipartisan fashion to understand the nature of this attack and the scope of Russian ties to [President Trump’s 2016] campaign, transition team and presidential administration,” they added. “This is about country, not party. Chairman Nunes has demonstrated his bias, and the public will no longer accept the results of this probe as legitimate under his leadership.”
Tuesday’s letter was signed exclusively by Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including ranking member Rep. Eliot Engel (N.Y.) and Reps. Gerry Connolly (Va.) and David Cicilline (R.I.).
Nunes has faced bipartisan criticism over his actions while the House Intelligence panel probes Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said last Sunday that Nunes, a former member of Trump’s transition team, had “killed” efforts to keep the investigation neutral.
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