Nunes Claims CNN, Daily Beast Reports Are ‘Criminal In Nature’ Says He’s Working With Law Enforcement

Ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes delivers opening remarks during the committee’s public impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2019. (Photo by SHAWN TH... Ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes delivers opening remarks during the committee’s public impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2019. (Photo by SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) accused CNN and the Daily Beast of being accessories to “criminal activity” on Sunday after the two outlets reported on his alleged dealings with Lev Parnas, one of Rudy Giuliani’s indicted associates.

When Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo asked Nunes if he had met with former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin in Vienna, as Parnas alleged in CNN’s report, the congressman dodged by attacking CNN and the Daily Beast.

“So look, Maria, I really want to answer all of these questions and I promise you I absolutely will come back on the show and answer these questions,” Nunes said. “But because there is criminal activity there, we’re working with the appropriate law enforcement agency.”

The Republican congressman argued that the reports were “criminal in nature” because CNN and the Daily Beast had spoken to Parnas’ lawyers, which Nunes claimed was “likely conspiring to obstruct justice.”

“You’re telling me that CNN committed criminal activity?” asked Bartiromo.

“Well, it’s very likely. Or they’re an accessory to it,” said Nunes.

He also reaffirmed his vow to sue CNN and the Daily Beast after Thanksgiving over their “demonstrably false and scandalous stories”, as he first told Breitbart on Friday, though he did not explain specifically how the reports were false.

Several days after one of Parnas’ lawyers told the Daily Beast last week that his client had set up meetings for Nunes’ “investigations” in 2018, another one of Parnas’ attorney went even further and told CNN that Nunes had met with Shokin last year to dig up dirt on Joe Biden.

Parnas’ legal team also said their client is willing to testify to Congress on Nunes’ alleged contacts in Ukraine.

Parnas and Igor Fruman, another one of Giuliani’s associates, were indicted in October for alleged conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws.

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  1. “But because there is criminal activity there, we’re working with the appropriate law enforcement agency.”

    by which he means russian intelligence, and if that doesn’t work he’ll work with the bonesaw prince, or with North Korea, or with billy barr - one’s as good as another to devin.

  2. Also in Nooner’s diary: “Number 18 in 1988. Squeezed and pulled and hurt my neck in 1988.”

  3. Avatar for drtv drtv says:

    "But because there is criminal activity there, we’re working with the appropriate law enforcement agency.”

    …to try to stay out of jail.

  4. Holy Cow!!! That’s some deep manure, dev.
    We don’t understand why when you were asked about a meeting you don’t “Jusy Say No” unless…

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