Devin Nunes Sharply Sums Up Fallout From The Mueller Probe: ‘The Biggest Political Scandal In American History’

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted to Attorney General Bill Barr his long-awaited report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates — marking the end of the politically explosive probe and the beginning of a new battle over its contents and implications, Fox News reports.

Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” Friday where he weighed in on on the investigation after the report was delivered.

Rep. Devin Nunes led the effort to put together a four-page memo last year that exposed all of the crookedness used by the Department of Justice and the FBI in a bid to wiretap Trump campaign official, Carter Page.

The memo revealed the improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation, including the wiretap application that was primarily supported by the unverified dossier– that was put together by Fusion GPS and former British spy Christopher Steele.

The dossier was funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee and contained multiple salacious allegations against Trump. The dossier was key to the FBI’s FISA warrant in its surveillance of members of Trump’s team.

The unverified dossier was used as the “insurance policy” to start the Mueller investigation. (Video Below)

After the news broke that Mueller finally sent his report to AG William Barr, Nunes sounded off.

Asked if he had any indication when his committee could get his hands on the report, Nunes said, “My guess is that it’s probably going to be next week at some point. We have no idea what’s in there, of course.”

“This is the unravelling of the biggest political scandal in American history!” He declared. (Video Below)

Nunes didn’t stop there and explained, “Remember this actually likely dates back to late 2015, early 2016 and this was began [as] nothing more- nothing less than a Clinton/Obama operation with a bunch of dirty cops at the FBI and career DOJ officials that were all part of it.”

(Related: Nunes Exposes Multiple Hypocrisies & Revelations Stemming From FBI’s Probe Into Trump)

WATCH:

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Here’s what happened:

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Now we know:

  • Christopher Steele compiled the dossier containing unverifiable claims about Trump. It was confirmed to former associate deputy attorney general Bruce Ohr that he “was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected.”
  • The dossier was key to the FBI’s FISA warrant in its surveillance of members of Trump’s team
  • The FBI and DOJ obtained an initial FISA warrant targeting Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Trump.
  • The surveillance warrants and renewals did not mention that the dossier was paid for, at least in part, by the Democratic National Committee and the campaign for Hillary Clinton.
  • While Ohr met with Steele, Ohr’s wife was employed by Fusion GPS, the firm contracted to produce the dossier, and was assisting in opposition research on Trump. This information was also not included in the warrant.
  • Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told the House Intelligence Committee in December 2017 that a surveillance warrant would not have been sought without the dossier and what it purportedly revealed.
  • The dossier was passed to McCain’s office and several media outlets.

(Related: Schiff Threatens Subpoenas In Reaction To Mueller’s Report, Gowdy Counterstrikes: ‘He’s The Saddest Man In The USA’)