Thursday, March 30, 2017

2 White House officials showed Rep. Nunes intel - NY Times

Two White House officials showed the House intel chair the information that prompted Rep. Nunes to break with his co-chair and brief President Trump.

The New York Times reports the incident raises further questions about Representative Devin Nunes and his role.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

IN: "Ezra Cohen-Watnick...
OUT:  SOC
DUR: 1:00
POT: 40


Asked about Rep. Nunes contacts at the White House, Spokesman Sean Spicer would only say that the chairs and ranking members of both intelligence committees have been invited to view freshly discovered information.

IN: "A letter...
OUT: ...that material."
DUR: 34


White House spokesman Sean Spicer refused to confirm anything on the intelligence committees work beyond the invitation letter.

IN: "That the...
OUT: ...at the end."
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