Pelosi asks Ryan to remove Nunes from Committee chair

I'll be shocked if Ryan makes a move on Nunes, even though Nunes absolutely should be removed, but what this does accomplish is that if he doesn't do it, his reputation is forever tied to Nunes'.  Also, rumors are still swirling that Ryan plans to retire from Congress this year.

I don't think these Republicans give a shit about their reputations, however. They're riding a wave of unprecedented disrespect for the Constitution and the rule of law which Trump keeps in play as long as he's in office, allowing these creeps to enrich themselves and open the last territory of once limited corporate abuses. But, at the moment, this formal request may be all the disempowered and disgraced Democrats can do.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi wrote Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday demanding the removal of Rep. Devin Nunes as Intelligence Committee chairman, saying he has "disgraced" the committee with "dishonest" actions related to an ongoing probe of Russia and the Trump presidential election campaign.

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"It is long overdue that you, as Speaker, put an end to this charade and hold Congressman Nunes and all Congressional Republicans accountable to the oath they have taken to support and defend the Constitution, and protect the American people," Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote Ryan, R-Wisc.

"The integrity of the House is at stake," she wrote.

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Ryan has no honor, and the Republican party has no accountability. Nor does the House have any integrity.

Here's Pelosi's letter in full. "Honorable" is a laugh when used to address Congressmen.

The Honorable Paul D. Ryan
Speaker of the House of Representatives
H-232, United States Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker:

The decision of Chairman Nunes and House Republicans to release a bogus memo has taken the GOP's cover-up campaign to a new, completely unacceptable extreme.

Both the DOJ and FBI oppose releasing the Nunes memo. As the Department of Justice warned, the public release of the memo would be an "unprecedented action" and "extraordinarily reckless." The FBI also expressed that the agency has "grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy."

It has now come to our attention that Congressman Nunes deliberately and materially altered the contents of the memo since it was voted on by the House Republicans. This action is not only dangerous, it is illegitimate, and violates House rules.

From the start, Congressman Nunes has disgraced the House Intelligence Committee. Since pledging to recuse himself from the Trump-Russia investigation, Congressman Nunes has abused his position to launch a highly unethical and dangerous cover-up campaign for the White House.

Congressman Nunes' deliberately dishonest actions make him unfit to serve as Chairman, and he must be removed immediately from this position.

House Republicans' pattern of obstruction and cover-up to hide the truth about the Trump-Russia scandal represents a threat to our intelligence and our national security. The GOP has led a partisan effort to distort intelligenceand discredit the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities.

It is long overdue that you, as Speaker, put an end to this charade and hold Congressman Nunes and all Congressional Republicans accountable to the oath they have taken to support and defend the Constitution, and protect the American people.

The integrity of the House is at stake. We look forward to your immediate action on this subject.

Sincerely,

NANCY PELOSI
Democratic Leader

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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UPDATE:

Just. Wow.

UPDATE:

Just as you might guess...Ryan defends Nunes. Ryan is as corrupt and self-serving as any Congressman ever was.

Or, Paul Ryan is lying.

Say what?