Finally, Devin Nunes admits what his charade is all about--Protecting TRUMP (not our Constitution)

[riversedge]

Finally, Devin Nunes admits what his charade is all about
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/09/opinions/finally-nunes-admits-what-charade-is-all-about-zelizer/index.html

By Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst

Updated 1036 GMT (1836 HKT) August 10, 2018


(CNN)In a secretly recorded tape at a fund-raiser, California Republican Devin Nunes told the truth to a group of Republican donors. Not knowing he was being recorded, Rep. Nunes told the donors that the Republican majority in the House has been and remains the main firewall that has protected President Donald Trump from the fallout that could come from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of whether there were links between the Russians and his campaign and of whether the White House has attempted to obstruct the investigation.

More than the President's Twitter distractions and more than the conservative news media, it has been the Republicans in the House and Senate who have been vital to the survival of this presidency.

Speaking to the donors, Nunes said: "if Sessions won't unrecuse and Mueller won't clear the President, we're the only ones. Which is really the danger ... I mean we have to keep all those seats. We have to keep the majority. If we do not keep the majority, all of this goes away." Nunes' words made clear that the House's investigation has been a charade designed to protect Trump rather than to reveal the truth.

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Most important, Nunes has not acted alone. He worked under the auspices of the leaders of the Republican Freedom Caucus, North Carolina's Mark Meadows and Ohio's Jim Jordan, to do everything possible to constrain the scope of the investigation into Trump and to redirect the energy toward questioning the motives and behavior of the investigators themselves. Most Senate Republicans have been equally quiescent, doing very little as they observe the President's constant barrage against the "witch hunt" and outlandish moments such as deciding to go after US intelligence agencies while standing next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin......................

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. RESIGN or get your ass creamed in November.......

Devin Nunes has publicly declared that his job is to serve and protect Donald Trump. Forget the people, the Constitution, the Country.

This is ammunition for the Democrat to use this to convince voters that Devin Nunes NEVER worked for them or had their interests in the forefront.

[oberliner]

2. Not sure he ever really pretended otherwise

[Cirque du So-What]

3. ...'all of this goes away'...

Meaning all your rackets for robbing the public blind.