Accusing Mr. Nunes of weakening not only the committee’s tradition of bipartisanship but also Congress itself, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, on Monday urged Speaker Paul D. Ryan to replace Mr. Nunes. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOn Friday, Mr. Nunes declined to say whether that information had come from the White House. Mr. Schiff said Sunday that neither he nor, to his knowledge, anyone on the committee other than Mr. Nunes had viewed the information. Bypassing Mr. Schiff entirely, Mr. Nunes said he briefed Mr. Ryan and then White House officials, including Mr. Trump — a decision that Democrats said called the independence of both Mr. Nunes and the entire investigation into question. Mr. Nunes on Friday defended his decision to bypass Mr. Schiff and go to the White House, saying he felt a “duty” to tell Mr. Trump because of Democrats’ “relentless” political attacks.

Source: New York Times March 27, 2017 18:12 UTC