Former Vice President Joe Biden added his voice to the chorus of Democrats, and even some Republicans, who are calling for the House Intelligence Committee to step aside in its investigation into President Trump’s ties to Russia after its chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, revealed that he shared information with Trump that was withheld from his committee.
“Checks & balances? Chair of cmte investigating WH can’t share info w/ WH. McCain is right: Need select committee!” Biden said on Twitter.
Checks & balances? Chair of cmte investigating WH can’t share info w/ WH. McCain is right: Need select committee!
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 23, 2017
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on Wednesday that it is “bizarre” that Nunes went to Trump, not his committee first, with the information about officials in his transition team — and perhaps Trump himself — having their identities “unmasked” after their communications were intercepted by U.S. intelligence officials.
“No longer does the Congress have credibility to handle this alone, and I don’t say that lightly,” McCain told MSNBC’s Greta Van Susteren, calling for a select committee or an independent commission.
A number of Democrats, including the intelligence committee’s ranking member, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., have taken up the call for an independent commission.
