‘It’s taken partisanship to a place it’s never been.’ Inside the House Intelligence Committee.

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website March 21, 2018:

House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), right, and ranking member Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) confer during a break from the panel’s hearing with then-FBI Director James B. Comey in March 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

The House Intelligence Committee will vote Thursday to approve a Republican-drafted report that aims to be Congress’s first official word on just what Russia and the Trump campaign did during the 2016 presidential election, a document expected to further complicate what’s become a contentious relationship among the lawmakers who have conducted the investigation.

Over the past year, the demand for a detailed, public assessment of Russian interference and the allegations of collusion surrounding President Trump has inspired three congressional panels to examine the actions of Trump’s affiliates during and after the election. But where others have mounted a bipartisan effort, the House Intelligence Committee has fractured along party lines, earning a reputation more for sniping than as a voice of investigative authority. Continue reading “‘It’s taken partisanship to a place it’s never been.’ Inside the House Intelligence Committee.”