Long and short of it. The House Intelligence Committee was supposed to hold a very important hearing today (Tuesday, March 28) with some key witnesses: former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former CIA Diretor John Brennan, and former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates. The chair of the House Intelligence Committee and Trump transition team member Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA), who went to Trump last week with inside information about what was happening in the investigation of Russia-Trump collusion, cancelled this meeting.
Outrageous!!!
Outrageous!!!
Today's Yopp! involves two main goals:
1. Keep Nunes from meddling in the investigation
- Insist that Nunes recuse himself from this particular investigation
- Ask that he resign his role as chair of the House Intelligence Committee
2. Ensure that these particular hearings occur
- Demand that the House Intelligence Committee hold them as planned
- Ask that the Senate Intelligence Committee invite the same witnesses to their hearings
- Ask that the Senate establish an independent investigation
Here's a few links with more details:
Think Progress: House Intelligence Committee chairman abruptly cancels open hearing on Russia
1. Call/email your representative in the House with this script:
I am a constituent of Representative _____________ from zip code _________. I would like House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the investigation into Russian collusion with the Trump campaign or better yet resign from the committee. I would also like the scheduled hearings with James Clapper, John Brennan, and Sally Yates to proceed as planned or be rescheduled. Has Representative ______________ made a statement about this issue?
2. Call/email your senators with this script:
I am a constituent of Senator _____________ from zip code _________. I am deeply concerned with what's happening in the House with regards to the investigation into Russian collusion with the Trump campaign. I would like the Senate to conduct an investigation into these matters that is led by counsel that is independent from political bias. I would also like James Clapper, John Brennan, and Sally Yates to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Has Senator ____________ made a statement about this issue?
3. If you have time, call MoCs from other states that are on the House Intelligence Committee. Here's the Call To Action for that. Not sure how legit it is, as representatives don't usually ask the public for this kind of help. But if you have time, it can't hurt.
Adam Schiff, the ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee is asking for our help. He wants us to call Republican members of the committee because Chairman Devin Nunes cancelled an open hearing for next Tuesday. The witnesses who were prepared to testify remain willing and available to testify on Tuesday. We are supposed to put pressure on them to hold the open hearing on Tuesday as was originally planned.
Here are all of the names and DC office phone numbers for all of the majority members of the House Intelligence Committee. Call one or call them all! Tell them to hold the open hearing on Tuesday as previously planned.
Devin Nunes, Chairman22nd District of California (202) 225-2523
Mike Conaway
11th District of Texas
(202) 225-3605
Peter King
2nd District of New York
(202) 225-7896
Frank LoBiondo
2nd District of New Jersey
(202) 225-6572
Tom Rooney
17th District of Florida
(202) 225-5792
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
27th District of Florida
(202) 225-3931
Michael Turner
10th District of Ohio
(202) 225-6465
Brad Wenstrup
2nd District of Ohio
(202) 225-3164
Chris Stewart
2nd District of Utah
(202) 225-9730
Rick Crawford
1st District of Arkansas
(202) 225-4076
Trey Gowdy
4th District of South Carolina
(202) 225-6030
Elise Stefanik
21st District of New York
(202) 225-4611
Will Hurd
23rd District of Texas
(202) 225-4511
Yours in Solidarity.
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