Republicans signal end is near for House Russia probe after Lewandowski testimony

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN

By Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju, CNN

Updated 7:21 AM ET, Thu March 8, 2018

(CNN)Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is scheduled to be interviewed by the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, and he could be one of the last major witnesses to appear as part of the panel's Russia investigation.

Rep. Mike Conaway and other Intelligence Committee Republicans are signaling they're ready to end the investigative phase of their Russia probe and move on to writing the final report, while Democrats say there are still scores of witnesses the committee needs to speak with. Conaway, the Texas Republican leading the committee's Russia investigation, hasn't ruled out calling additional witnesses, but he's hinted that no big names remain on his list.

"Something may pop up. We're coming toward the end of it," Conaway said when asked about future witnesses. "Every investigation ought to have a conclusion, including this one."

Other committee Republicans have been more forceful in saying it's time to shut down the House Intelligence Russia probe. Rep. Tom Rooney of Florida pointed to the leaks of White House communications director Hope Hicks' testimony last week as reason to end the investigation, while Rep. Pete King of New York says the committee has learned all it can.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/corey-lewandowski-house-intelligence-committee-russia-investigation/index.html

[DownriverDem]

1. But

Mueller will continue. repubs looks like disgusting white people. I'm white, but I have to go out of my way to make sure folks I am not at all like batshit repubs.

[Leghorn21]

2. Conaway doesnt know who GEORGE NADER is FFS!!!!

Yesterday:

“I don’t have any clue who George Nader is,” admits Representative Mike Conaway. The House of Representatives has 435 members, many of them quite ill-informed, so it comes as no shock that a member would admit a total lack of familiarity with a man featured in two A1 stories in the New York Times.

http://amp.nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/gop-russia-investigators-not-following-russia-news.html?__twitter_impression=true

excellent Nader post from yesterday:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210328309

[Glamrock]

3. No problem.

Once we take the house, we'll have more/serious investigations. Precedent was set with Benghazi. Even if there's nothing there (as if), it's okay to hold investigations to damage your opponent. Play by the rules Republicans set. As a great woman (Joy Behar) once said, "when they go low, we go subterranean!"

[beachbum bob]

4. republicans want and need for the entire russia thing to go away and give trump cover

to fire mueller before mueller is finished....somehow they think that the 60% of american voters who know trump is a liar and believe russia colluded to get him elected are going to forget come Nov 2018 and Nov 2020.

the crisis comes when trump fires sessions and places in his hack who then fires mueller....of course NY attorney general's investigation won't be stopped.

a brewing constitutional crisis is approaching and only the 30% die hard trump deniers will not see it.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. They think this will end it?

With Stormy Daniels in the spotlight? Nothing to see here?

Donnie got wet. The public will not stop until they know everything. Russia is part of the problem because the problem is a psychological misfit the Republicans enabled. It's all tied together, no matter how much they think they can compartmentalize Russia from the other scandals.

[turbinetree]

6. Really asshole..................your a fucking chicken.................balk, balk, balk

Who is running against both of these assholes this coming November, I have solution for Conway' enabling support for traitors,

http://jennielouleeder.com/


Rooney is quitting and will draw a pension and retirement and medical plan off the taxpayers, and King has no challenger, because he dropped out.

But maybe Rooney should ask one Kevin Nunes about who leaked Hicks information..............and the traitors in your party, did you hear about that asshole Prince (Devos brother lying to Congress asshole) and having a fund raiser for Dana Rohrabacher there Rooney, both assholes like Russians and like to do back channel deals with murders and having a state entity of criminals hack elections, what has your worthless malignant narcissistic asshole running around the white house done to protect the election process, what the fuck have you done to protect this process......not a fucking thing................fucking traitors, and you want to make up some shame report...................FUCK YOU

maybe its time to call congress [phone]) again and specifically ask ..................... ...............assholes
Your fucking orange hair asshole....................is a lying fucking traitor, that is more than likely being "blackmailed"...........

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[byronius]

7. I'm sure it will ALL GO AWAY NOW.

Well, many of the Republicans on the House Russia Probe, at least.

Either to prison or obscurity, but away they will go.

[BigmanPigman]

8. The Moron will say, "Look, the House says I am free and clear.

Innocent. Told you so. Fake investigation. Hillary's fault".

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. RepubliCONMen refuse to follow the MONEY. They know where it leads. Mike CONaway brings a CON trick.

[wishstar]

10. R's need to wrap it up, state "no collusion found" before any more damaging info gets exposed

We have had a flood of leaks about back channel collusion, Roger Stone lying about his Wikileaks connections, Erik Prince lying about Seychelles meeting, Trump trying to get McGahn to lie about Trump wanting him to fire Mueller, but all Repubs want the public to focus on is getting DOJ to investigate FBI mishandling of Hillary email probe and FISA warrant of Page as if FBI went easy on Hillary while targeting Trump unfairly.