Thread by @HeidiNBC

What is @DevinNunes hanging his "Ukrainian interference" falsehood on?

I dug into this w several House GOP interviews this week.

Please read and RT 👉👉👉

@DevinNunes 1. Ukrainian leaders being critical of candidate Trump who suggested the U.S. should accept Russia's 2014 invasion and annexing of Crimea (a part of Ukraine).

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@DevinNunes 2. Ukrainian efforts (mostly by an investigative journalist) to expose Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign manager who is now in jail for financial fraud crimes.

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@DevinNunes Manafort's core work included propping up Putin's oligarch friends like Yanukovich against U.S. security interests and he was sentenced by a Reagan appointee.

Yanukovych fled to Russia after bloody street protests against his personal corruption and pro-Moscow actions

@DevinNunes This is, verbate, my final email to a GOP aide, who did not reply:

"Manafort is currently in jail for fin. crimes including tax evasion, bank fraud, and money laundering.

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@DevinNunes ... Any ex's of “interference” that do NOT have to do w comments critical of Trump or exposing criminal activity by Trump officials?"

I sent this on Tuesday just after 5:00 pm.

I've gotten no response.

@DevinNunes Also, the name Alexandria Chalupa (a Democratic operative) came up a lot.

For more on her, read here:

fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/impe…

@DevinNunes This 2017 Politico story is a primary origin:

"The Ukrainian efforts had an impact in the race, helping to force Manafort’s resignation and advancing the narrative that Trump’s campaign was deeply connected to Ukraine’s foe to the east, Russia."

politico.com/story/2017/01/…