The campaign to discredit House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes kicked into high gear Monday with the committee’s vote to publicly release Nunes’ memo alleging surveillance abuses by the intelligence community during the 2016 campaign.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi accused him of being a “stooge of the White House,” but on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Tuesday, John Heilemann floated the idea that Nunes might be a stooge of Vladimir Putin.
MSNBC 'analyst' asks a U.S. Senator if Devin Nunes is a 'Russian agent' https://t.co/Uyw3oX2IVX
— Conservative Review (@CR) January 30, 2018
Conservative Review reports:
Admitting that his question would normally be “ridiculous and absurd,” but “under these circumstances” is “warranted,” Heilemann asked Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. if it was possible Nunes, who is the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and one the co-authors of a memo documenting Obama administration surveillance abuses, has been compromised by Russia.
“Is it possible that the Republican chairman of the House Intel Committee has been compromised by the Russians?” Heilemann asked. “Is it possible that we actually have a Russian agent running the House Intel Committee on the Republican side?”
Heilemann kept it rolling through the day on MSNBC, though he did dial it back a little bit — a lot, actually — by the afternoon.
"You don't have to think that Devin Nunes is a Russian agent to think there's a possibility he's been compromised … if you talk to people in Nat-sec, Intel … they dont suggest he's on the payroll of the Kremlin as much as a useful idiot & a dupe" – @jheil w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/tytCNLAjxD
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 30, 2018
Yeah, that’s not what you said earlier.
Just asked on @MSBNC, finally: Is it possible that Nunes is a Russian agent?
— Pedro Nicolaci da Costa (@pdacosta) January 30, 2018
Maybe Heilemann should think about dialing it back a little more.
https://twitter.com/HJWallEcon/status/958508618516779008
This is complete lunacy https://t.co/pWgFdoTinQ
— Nick (@NickSMartin4) January 31, 2018
Really? We're just going to keep doing this? https://t.co/dEvda05y9p
— Caitlin Johnstone ⏳ (@caitoz) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/Teadoism/status/958365059482292225
This will never end. Ever. https://t.co/LJznnoU41t
— ??Night "Impeachment Circus” Wood✞⚭⚓ (@Shteina_Gott) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/PennsylvaniaRed/status/958371946944782336
Anyone who tries to expose corruption is a “Russian agent” and any topic the left is afraid to cover is a “conspiracy.”
We’ve reached peak 2018 and it’s still January. https://t.co/lXBxlkzXKL
— Richard Armande Mills (RAM) (@RAMRANTS) January 30, 2018
Hey, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff already asked Facebook and Twitter if Russian bots were buoying the #ReleaseTheMemo hashtag.
https://twitter.com/CanaDean/status/958330750528565248
Beyond Red Scare paranoia, what is a “Russian Agent”? Wasn’t Steele and entire dossier built on Russia sources? Who then is the “Russian Agent”? The dumbing down of the America Left is amazing https://t.co/StBexXINCx
— FreeYourMind (@vilachumley) January 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/russiaexplainer/status/958343762807279618
https://twitter.com/notm3g/status/958372457450221570
https://twitter.com/emilyfresno/status/958471492391419904
https://twitter.com/mediacritik/status/958319812366581760
Is there no responsibility in journalism anymore? https://t.co/LdhoRMmivb
— Ashley (@MrsPatriot3) January 30, 2018
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