To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
We Call for an Independent Investigation of 2017 Election-Interference
Devin Nunes and the White House colluded to derail the House Committee's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election. We demand an independent investigation.
Why is this important?
This startling chain of events developed last week: Devin Nunes, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, cancelled a hearing at which Sally Yates was scheduled to testify, along with James Clapper and John Brennan. Even before the cancellation, Trump Administration lawyers tried to block her appearance. As committee member Rep. Jim Himes stated in the New Yorker: “Any blocking of anyone or anything simply stokes suspicion of what the Administration might be hiding."
In a follow-up, Sean Spicer gave this statement: “The White House has taken no action to prevent Sally Yates from testifying and the Department of Justice specifically told her that it would not stop her.”
But Spicer's statement directly contradicts correspondence between Yates’s attorney and the Administration, which was published in the Washington Post.
Clearly the current investigation is not viable with Nunes at the helm, deliberately intervening in the collection of key information. The administration has given a dishonest portrayal to the public. We demand a special committee.
In a follow-up, Sean Spicer gave this statement: “The White House has taken no action to prevent Sally Yates from testifying and the Department of Justice specifically told her that it would not stop her.”
But Spicer's statement directly contradicts correspondence between Yates’s attorney and the Administration, which was published in the Washington Post.
Clearly the current investigation is not viable with Nunes at the helm, deliberately intervening in the collection of key information. The administration has given a dishonest portrayal to the public. We demand a special committee.