Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, on Tuesday morning downplayed Michael Flynn’s resignation from his role as national security adviser to President Donald Trump.
“Michael Flynn served in the U.S. military for more than three decades. Washington, D.C. can be a rough town for honorable people, and Flynn—who has always been a soldier, not a politician—deserves America’s gratitude and respect for dedicating so much of his life to strengthening our national security. I thank him for his many years of distinguished service,” Nunes, who served on Trump’s transition team, said in a statement.
Nunes also told reporters that he would not investigate Flynn’s discussions with Trump about his calls with the Russian ambassador. However, the House Intelligence chair did say that he wants more information on how details about Flynn’s calls were leaked to the press:
Rep. Devin Nunes says the Intelligence Committee won’t look into discussions between Trump and Flynn, citing executive privilege
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 14, 2017
House intel chair @DevinNunes says he wants answers from FBI on leak of transcripts that led to #flynnresignation
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) February 14, 2017
House intel chair @DevinNunes wants answers from @FBI on how #flynnresignation transcripts leaked/phones tapped pic.twitter.com/zc8239M4en
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) February 14, 2017
