Rep. Devin Nunes called the courts an essential tool in uncovering the origins of the Russia investigation.
During an interview Wednesday evening, the California Republican talked up his new lawsuit accusing opposition research firm Fusion GPS, its founder Glenn Simpson, and left-leaning watchdog group Campaign for Accountability of “racketeering” and interfering with his own congressional Trump-Russia investigation.
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“We know that we spent $40 million roughly investigating the Trump campaign but at the end of the day, we don’t have anything to show for it,” Nunes said on Fox News.
He took a swipe at former special counsel Robert Mueller, who said during his congressional testimony in July that he was not familiar with Fusion GPS.
“We don’t know many of the players involved in Russian investigation and to not know who Fusion GPS is — you know — give me a break,” Nunes said. “This is why the courts are going to have to come in and clean this up and this is why people like me who have the ability to do this have to take these cases to court so that we can pull out more information.”
With special counsel Mueller’s Russia investigation complete, Attorney General William Barr is overseeing a Justice Department review of the origins of the Russia investigation. He has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham with leading the effort and says he is working closely with DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz as he wraps up a separate inquiry into alleged FISA abuses.
Nunes, who is the top Republican on the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, said their efforts alone are not sufficient.
“Ultimately, people have to be held accountable,” he said. “And I don’t think we can rely just on the Department of Justice. Individuals who are out there or groups who are out there need to take these cases individually to court.”
