But the committee’s leading Democrat, Adam Schiff, said on Sunday neither he nor his Republican counterpart had been informed about the staffers’ London trip. A congressional official insisted, however, that the staffers were in London on official committee business. White House as crime scene: how Robert Mueller is closing in on Trump Read more“It was an intelligence committee trip although going to meet with the lawyer was not the sole purpose of the trip. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The staffers were sent by an aide to Devin Nunes, chairman of the House intelligence committee and a close Trump ally. Read moreHowever, Adam Blickstein, a former Democrat spokesman on the House intelligence committee, said he found that unlikely in such a sensitive investigation.

Source: The Guardian August 08, 2017 00:48 UTC