Whoa—Nunes’s speech and debate clause Congressional immunity may not protect him from liability for conduct outside Congress. Depending on the facts, Nunes may have put himself in middle of a conspiracy to obstruct justice. He better beware: There r no secrets in this White House https://t.co/wD1atYgtR3— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) January 31, 2018
Let’s be blunt: the President is about to release a document the FBI is effectively calling a lie and whose release his own Justice Department describes as extremely reckless.— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) January 31, 2018
Reminds me of that time Abraham Lincoln....oh never mind... https://t.co/VJhpcG7r0Z
The public has a limited understanding of FISA processes, this cherry picked memo will push falsehoods to Americans undermining trust in institutions & harming FBI ability to protect our country - INSANE https://t.co/DOKQaApBWI— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) January 31, 2018
Aside from being completely unethical and possibly illegal, Trump's interference with DOJ on the Nunes memo was also a major tactical mistake. Let a thousand leaks flow.— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) January 31, 2018
Viz.:
#BREAKING: During a private meeting in December, Trump asked Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein if he was "on my team."— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) January 31, 2018
**Trump then offered congressional Republicans a list of questions they should ask Rosentein during his testimony**https://t.co/ozocP0pxfB
And, this little Republican narrative killer:
EXCLUSIVE: Controversial FBI agent Peter Strzok played a key role in the decision for James Comey to send a letter to Congress about the bureau’s investigation of newly discovered Hillary Clinton emails days before the election, CNN has learned https://t.co/W3njKDv8PT pic.twitter.com/Dd7Q3xnrWx— CNN (@CNN) January 31, 2018
