'Off the rails': House Russia probe hits new low

[DonViejo]

Some House Republicans want to end their Russia investigation soon, even as Democrats insist many crucial questions about Kremlin meddling remain unanswered.

By KYLE CHENEY 03/03/2018 06:52 AM EST

Mistrust, anger and charges of skullduggery between Democrats and Republicans have hobbled the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation for months. Hope Hicks and a pair of frustrated senators may have finally broken it.

There are new signs that Republicans may soon conclude a probe that Democrats call far from complete following Wednesday’s testimony by Trump’s confidante, Hicks. Leaks revealed that Hicks had admitted to sometimes telling white lies on Trump’s behalf — a fact that Republicans called an unfair distortion of the departing White House communications director’s testimony.

The next day, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office confirmed that the top two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee paid an extraordinary visit to Ryan to express their “concerns” about how the House panel is operating — and, according to one report, to accuse Republicans of their own dishonest leaking.

"I want [the House investigation] to end because we have gone off the rails of being able to objectively do our job," Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) said Friday. Rooney said that other GOP committee members agree with him, though he did not name them.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/03/house-russia-investigation-republicans-democrats-434105

[CentralMass]

1. It's time for Mueller to drop another indictment bomb

[Mr. Ected]

2. At least one member of that committee will be the target of his own investigation

It doesn't take a genius to realize that Nunes is complicit in Trump's obstruction of justice and may well be covering up his own personal crimes as well.

It should be shocking that his fellow Republicans don't act on this knowledge, but nothing is surprising anymore when it comes to partisan obfuscation by the GOP.

[central scrutinizer]

3. Now, there's a rationale

Do such a shitty job that shutting it down becomes the "solution".