House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will temporarily step down from leading the panel’s investigation into possible ties between President Donald Trump’s team and the Russian government, he said in a statement Thursday. In its statement, the ethics committee cited internal rule 18(a) as its justification for launching the investigation into Nunes. “It is clear that this process would be a distraction for the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in our election,” Ryan said. When asked several times by reporters about his source, Nunes refused to rule out current White House officials. Before joining the White House, Ellis worked as general counsel on the House Intelligence Committee with Nunes.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2017 13:50 UTC