More signs that House panels Trump-Russia probe is reeling

[UCmeNdc]

Source: Raw Story

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the chairman of the committee, announced Friday that he had postponed what was to have been another public hearing on Tuesday, a decision that was angrily denounced moments later by Rep. Adam Schiff, the Californian who is the highest ranking Democrat on the committee. Schiff pointedly called the postponement a cancellation.

Nunes had said the committee needed more time so its members could hear in closed session more testimony from FBI Director James Comey and his National Security Agency counterpart, Adm. Mike Rogers. The two had said Monday that they could not answer some questions in public, and Nunes said the committee needs those answers "before we can move forward."

But Schiff accused Nunes of canceling the hearing, which was to have heard from Obama administration officials, to "choke off public information" and avoid any more embarrassment to the White House.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/more-signs-that-house-panels-trump-russia-probe-is-reeling/

[rpannier]

1. What will make the wheels come off for Nunes is the senate

They seem to be running an actual, real investigation
While Nunes is doing an end run for Hair Douchengroper

[DeminPennswoods]

2. Couple things going on here

You've probably noticed that when Dems are asked if Nunes should step down, they don't say he should. What they do say is that this is a reason an independent commission is needed. Dems are consistent in saying this. They also say they want the house intel committee to continue to investigate and they won't step away unless they're convinced the Rs on the committee aren't serious about doing one.

The strategy appears to be ratcheting up public pressure for an independent commission and on Nunes personally to run a thorough investigation.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Let's hope you are right.

[tblue37]

7. My main concern is that even an independent commission is no guarantee that the

truth will come out--and in fact, such a commission, if compromised, is even more effective at burying the truth.

After all, the Warren Commission buried at least part of the truth about the JFK assassination, and the 9/11 commission buried important parts of the truth about 9/11, especially the Saudi stuff in those 28 redacted pages.

If an independent commission is suitably stacked with GOP lapdogs, we won't get the truth, and once again the real criminals will walk, even if a few low-level apparatchiks spend a few years in prison. But since it sill have been an "independent commission," we will be told that we must accept its conclusions without question and "Move on, nothing to see here."

[L. Coyote]

8. They can be a slow process, like starting a mini-government from scratch.

But, this is the kind of scandal with a criminal investigation well in progress already, so these committees and a special investigative body may remain secondary to a judicial process that is well along in process.

By the time committees and commissions report, there may be trials in progress, guilty pleas, plea bargains, Trump and Pence resignations, new cabinet members, etc.

[tblue37]

9. I hope you are right. nt

[TEB]

3. It will take time and I'm scared

I am truly terrified over this the idea of treason as we all are but rep Schiff will continue to be open to us all he is a patriot and we do have good men and women in the intel community and government trying to find out the depth of this possible treason, you know for years we all heard the gop say they were the party of national security and now they show there true selves with lap dog nunes running to orange hair hitler , I'm 51 years old a veteran us army infantry 84 to 87 IAM a father a husband and I cannot wrap my head around the fact that we may have a orange hair Benedict Arnold sitting in the Oval Office I really miss PRESIDENT OBAMA

[Tanuki]

5. Welcome to DU, TEB. I hope you find this a great place to stay informed and sane in these

troubling times!

[TEB]

6. Thank you

[Amaryllis]

10. Senator Wyden on Senate Intel has been pushing for public hearings also.