GOP lawmaker calls for investigation into CNN spy story
GOP Rep. Doug Collins (Ga.) on Tuesday called for an investigation into CNN over the network's report that said the CIA pulled a high-level informant from Russia amid concerns that President Trump mishandled intelligence.
"To put it out at this time and to put it such a way that the CIA had to come out and respond to this is really a disturbing part," Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said on Fox News.
"I really question whose side CNN is on," the GOP congressman continued. "This is a problem we're seeing. I think it needs to be investigated. With the CIA coming out like it has, I think it has to be something we look at."
Collins's call for an investigation came as the White House and CIA broadly denied CNN's report, and as new reporting emerged from other outlets that appeared to contradict key parts of the network's story.
CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on Tuesday.
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