The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee says the briefing of President Trump has cast grave doubt over the investigation into Russian meddling in American politics.
Chair Devin Nunes says he briefed the president in part because his name, Donald Trump, and names of his associates came up - incidentially - as part of legal intelligence gathering during the transition.
Representative Adam Schiff, the Democrat and ranking member, says this is not the appropriate way to run an investigation.
IN: "This just...
OUT: ...it's significant."
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Worried that the investigation has turned deeply political, Representative Adam Schiff says this incidents under score the need for an independent investigation by a commission.
IN: "A commission...
OUT: ...indepdendent commission."
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