Joint statement from House Judiciary Democrats: Republicans Are Complicit in Efforts to Obstruct Justice with Release of #NunesMemo. nadler.house.gov/press-release/…
President @realDonaldTrump’s decision to allow the release of Chairman Nunes’ Republican talking points is part of a coordinated propaganda effort to discredit, disable and defeat the Russia investigation.
House Republicans are now accomplices to a shocking campaign to obstruct the work of the Special Counsel, to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of the Justice Department and the FBI, and to bury the fact that a foreign adversary interfered with our last election.
This Republican campaign is a betrayal of the American people. #NunesMemo
Releasing these Nunes talking points—likely prepared in coordination with the Trump White House—constitutes a deliberate and active complicity in the Administration’s attempts to undermine the Special Counsel and the FBI.
House Republicans have put the President’s self-interest and their own political objectives above the needs of the country. #NunesMemo
With the release of #NunesMemo—a deliberately misleading document that politicizes and distorts highly classified info in order to discredit our intel and law enforcement agencies—Trump has successfully added Republicans as accessories to his continuing obstruction of justice.
Instead of cooperating with a legitimate and serious investigation, President Trump has decided to attack and undermine the institutions and personnel dedicated to upholding the rule of law.
These institutions were in place long before @realDonaldTrump became president, and they will continue to exist long after he leaves – though not before President Trump makes his best attempt to irrevocably damage them. #NunesMemo
Republicans, for their part, have done nothing to hold a reckless Administration accountable for its actions. At the very least, they should have the courage to join us in protecting Special Counsel Mueller from political interference until this investigation is complete.
We urge our Republican colleagues to finally put country above party and work with us to protect the institutions at the core of our democracy. #NunesMemo
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