Nunes told Bloomberg View on Monday that his source was an intelligence official and not a White House staffer. But Jack Langer, Nunes’ spokesman, told the Guardian that Nunes saw at the White House “executive branch documents” that Congress does not have. It remained unclear why, if Nunes’ source did not originate from the White House, viewing the documents had to occur at the White House complex. By Monday afternoon, a Democrat on the House intelligence committee, Jackie Speier, called on Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation. Trump-Russia inquiry in 'grave doubt' after GOP chair briefs White House Read moreNunes has been a consistent ally for Trump on Capitol Hill.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2017 17:46 UTC