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By Kate Riga | May 11, 2018 9:05 am
After a meeting at the Justice Department on Thursday, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) seems to be backing off his threats to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt if Nunes does not receive the classified documents he has requested, according to a Thursday Washington Post report.
Nunes and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) reportedly met with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and other intelligence officials at the DOJ, later issuing a joint statement calling the conversation productive.
Despite Nuness cooling off, House Speaker Paul Ryan jumped into the fray Thursday, saying that its wholly appropriate that Nunes get the classified documents, per the Post.
I expect that we will be able to have an accommodation to honor this request because first of all, its our job to do oversight of the executive branch, Ryan said. This request is perfectly appropriate within the scope of the committees investigation, and I hope and believe and expect that theyll be complied with.
It is not fully clear which documents Nunes is trying to get, since much of his request is also classified. However, the DOJ has warned that the declassification of these documents would expose sources and endanger lives.
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hlthe2b
(102,352 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)Could have gone either way.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Would you please listen to this audio. Now please take a look at this video.
Your call.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's really your job to "do oversight of the executive branch"? Because I have a list of things that could stand a little oversight being done on them. Too bad the House is done working for the year.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)"What insurances can you give us that these documents won't be used to influence an ongoing investigation?"
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)embarrassing nothingburger for Comrade Nunes?
In truth Nunes and company are forever and exclusively playing to the Fox News denizens and talking heads and executive propagandists that prop him up.