Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Ca., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, breathed new life into President Trump’s controversial claim that Barack Obama wiretapped his pre-inaugural communications by announcing his discovery of new information that at least partially supported the idea behind Trump’s allegation.

But Nunes also renewed Democrats’ calls for an independent committee to take responsibility for all Russia-related inquiries by hastily scheduling a visit to the White House on Wednesday and briefing the president on his findings before sharing them with committee Democrats.