Breaking News: Paul Ryan dismissed President Trump’s charge of a spy in his campaign and warned against his pardoning himself: “No one is above the law” https://t.co/GlRE5L6PoO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 6, 2018
Paul Ryan splits with Trump, says ‘no evidence’ FBI spied on president’s campaign, via @karoun @mikedebonis https://t.co/KicdSjZnIw
— John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) June 6, 2018
“We don’t talk about committee business,” Nunes told me when I tried to ask him about this. He spoke this weekend on Fox about Gowdy remarks. https://t.co/DEH8EDajZ0
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 6, 2018
Cynics point out that Paulie No-Balls waited until well after Trump’s bullshite ‘spygate’ fantasies had become settled wisdom among the Deplorable Base, but I think any sign of Ryan developing an allergy to Republican lies has to be a positive for truth, justice, and the American way:
… Ryan (R-Wis.) described as “accurate” an initial assessment offered by week by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who told Fox News that “the FBI did exactly what my fellow citizens would want them to do” in investigating information alleging certain Trump campaign advisers had suspicious ties to Russia…
Ryan was careful Wednesday not to disparage all of Nunes’s complaints with the Justice Department, a list of grievances that includes several unfulfilled demands for documents unrelated to the spying accusations. Democrats maintain Nunes is determined to undermine the law enforcement agencies and, by extension, the foundations of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the election’s outcome.
Ryan’s announcement appeared to surprise some fellow Republicans pushing for release of that information. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who has floated the possibility of impeaching Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller’s probe, declined to comment on Ryan’s take until after he had spoken directly with the speaker…
“We don’t talk about committee business,” Nunes told me when I tried to ask him about this. He spoke this weekend on Fox about Gowdy remarks. https://t.co/DEH8EDajZ0
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 6, 2018
And speaking of organisms supremely sensitive to shifts in the prevailing ‘wisdom’…
I am literally dead now. Kellyanne Conway just called Trump "the Commander of Cheese" pic.twitter.com/zM9UqO0dnt
— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) June 6, 2018
Commander of Cheese pic.twitter.com/nsmjhcmULx
— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 6, 2018
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