THREAD: As members of the House Intelligence Committee consider their next steps in #ReleaseTheMemo, here is a closer look at Intel Committee Chairman @DevinNunes and the steps he has taken in the Russia investigation......
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
—2015—
•Became chairman of House Intel Cmte
—2016—
•Nov: Named to #Trump transition 3 days after election
—2017—
•Jan: House Intel announced Russia probe
•Mar: Denied physical wiretap of Trump Tower, but raised possibility of #surveillance on Trump team 1/5
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
•Mar: Revealed “incidental collection” of #Trump transition members, “#unmasking” of their identities
•Mar: Visited White House, said he felt “duty & obligation” to brief @POTUS on findings
•Mar: Reports reveal WH officials were source of Nunes’s intel 2/5
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
•Apr: #Recused himself from Russia probe during Ethics Cmte review of possible disclosure of classified info
•May: Reportedly still involved in Russia probe despite recusal
•Jul: Senate Intel Cmte Chair Burr (R-NC) says Nunes created "#unmasking thing" 3/5
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
•Aug: Served subpoenas on Sessions & Wray for docs related to #Steele dossier’s use in #FISA applications
•Oct: Signed subpoenas for docs from research firm #FusionGPS relating to Steele #dossier
•Oct: Announces probe into #Obama-era #UraniumOne deal 4/5
Rep. Nunes (R-CA):
•Dec: Ethics Cmte cleared Nunes after review of Mar 2017 disclosures
—2018—
•Jan: Memo written by Nunes’s staff claims FBI abused surveillance law to spy on #Trump team
•Tonight: House Intel Cmte could vote on whether or not they will #ReleaseTheMemo
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