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Top House Intel Committee Dem: Chairman Nunes Trying To “Choke Off” Info To Public

Ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff says the chairman of the committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, didn’t share info with committee Republicans or Democrats: “All of us are essentially in the dark.”

Schiff also told reporters today that Chairman Nunes has cancelled an open hearing of the Intel Committee to “choke off” information to the public.

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FBI Director Comey: We Have No Information That Supports Trump’s Wiretapping Tweets

FBI Director James Comey testified this morning that neither the FBI nor the Department of Justice has any evidence to support President Trump’s allegations that President Obama ordered Trump Tower’s phones to be wiretapped during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Comey also acknowledged that the FBI is, indeed, investigating Russia’s actions during the 2016 election and the Russian government’s ties to the Trump campaign:

I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. That includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.

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GOP House Intelligence Committee Chairman: No Evidence Of Any Trump Wiretap

Rep. Devin Nunes

Appearing on Fox News Sunday this morning, Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, announced that there is no evidence of any wiretap at Trump Tower ordered by the Obama administration.

“Was there a physical wiretap of Trump Tower? No, there never was. The information we got on Friday continues to lead us in that direction,” said Nunes.

The congressman from California also added that their was “no warrant that I’m aware of,” that would have authorized a wiretap at Trump Tower.

The Trump White House continues to push the unproven allegation of surveillance even though the Intelligence Committees in both the Senate and the House have reported there’s no evidence to substantiate the claim.

Watch Nunes below:

The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff concurred with Nunes during his appearance on Meet The Press today: