Earlier on Wednesday, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes held a press conference where he claimed that Donald Trump’s personal communications might have been intercepted by the intelligence community.
ICYMI: BOMBSHELL? Rep. Nunes: It's 'possible' Trump's personal communications intercepted in 'incidental collection' https://t.co/LvQipNlUn2
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 22, 2017
His press conference got some attention from MSNBC’s Brian Williams, who theorized that Nunes just wanted to create news in order to gain attention for himself and get on TV:
"He could not have injected more suspicion into his remarks. He wanted to be on television." —Brian Williams on @MSNBC re: Devin Nunes pic.twitter.com/WgLxdmSFY3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/OttoWeinert/status/844642951946895360
Hey Brian, how you still on air? Thought your chopper got shot down in the big war?
— Stephen Thomas (@SThom2682) March 22, 2017
Later on MSNBC, on Greta Van Susteren’s show, Sen. John McCain weighed in as well:
.@SenJohnMcCain on Trump-Russia probe: “No longer does the Congress have credibility to handle this alone” –FTR https://t.co/orcnKC0uYu
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) March 22, 2017
.@SenJohnMcCain on Nunes briefing Trump: What this is now really is a requirement for a select committee –FTR #ForTheRecord @MSNBC
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) March 22, 2017
.@SenJohnMcCain: “There is no substantiation” for either what Nunes said nor what Schiff said –FTR #ForTheRecord @MSNBC
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) March 22, 2017
.@SenJohnMcCain: "This just shows a tremendous chasm between the two senior members of the House Intel Committee" –FTR #ForTheRecord @MSNBC
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) March 22, 2017