RadioOnFire.com - House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes said Thursday he will temporarily step aside from the committee's investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election after coming under harsh criticism.
Nunes, R-California, has come under fire after claiming last month that a secret source had provided him with information suggesting President Donald Trump and his associates may have been "monitored" by U.S. intelligence during his transition. It later emerged that Nunes went to the White House to read the documents about the alleged surveillance
The House Ethics Committee said Thursday morning that it has begun an investigation into allegations that Nunes may have made "unauthorized disclosures of classified information," in possible violation of House rules.
The Ethics Committee said that the mere fact that they were investigating the allegations did not in itself indicate any violation had occurred.
Nunes said in a statement that he believed it was in the "best interests" of the Intel committee and Congress for him to temporarily step aside.
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