From CNN Breaking News@VERT to no-reply@siteservices.cnn.com on Thu Apr 6 07:32:42 2017
House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes announced he was temporarily stepping aside[1]ÿfrom leading the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 elections.
Nunes cited a series of what he called "false and politically motivated" ethics complaints filed against him alleging that he violated terms of discussing classified material following his clandestine meeting at the White House just over two weeks ago.
"I believe it is in the best interests of the House Intelligence Committee and the Congress for me to have Representative Mike Conaway, with assistance from Representatives Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney, temporarily take charge of the committee's Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee looks into this matter," Nunes, a California Republican, said in a statement.
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