Devin Nunes Could Be Facing an Ethics Probe for Spilling Secrets

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House rules compel Congress to ‘investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence.’ That’s what the intel chair seems to have done when he talked about Team Trump and foreign surveillance.

Published Mar. 28 2017 9:55PM EDT

articles/2017/03/28/devin-nunes-could-be-facing-an-ethics-probe-for-spilling-secrets/170328-mak-nunes-tease_nz6zpn — Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

The controversy surrounding House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes may just be getting started. Nunes could soon be staring down the barrel of a House Ethics Committee investigation, lawyers familiar with the House’s rules tell The Daily Beast.

A few Republicans have already joined Democrats in calling for Nunes to either...

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Devin Nunes Could Be Facing an Ethics Probe for Spilling Secrets

House rules compel Congress to ‘investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence.’ That’s what the intel chair seems to have done when he talked about Team Trump and foreign surveillance.

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