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Rep. Nunes refers 8 people to Justice Department for prosecution

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes says he has referred eight individuals to the Department of Justice for prosecution.  Nunes told Fox News the referrals were for crimes committed in the Russia collusion investigation, including the leaks of “highly classified material” and conspiracies to lie to Congress and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court.

The Hill:

The dramatic step comes as Republicans have pushed for the release of key documents to uncover the origins of the now-discredited narrative that the Trump campaign colluded improperly with the Russian government.  President Trump recently told Fox News he would release the entirety of the FISA applications used to surveil one of his top aides, and other related documents.

Nunes said he has been working on the referrals for more than two years, and wanted to wait until the confirmation of Attorney General Bill Barr.

“We’re prepared this week to notify the attorney general that we’re prepared to send those referrals over,” Nunes said.  “First of all, all of these are classified or sensitive. … Five of them are what I would call straight up referrals […]

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