Text messages point to Rep. Devin Nunes in Ukraine scheme at heart of Trump impeachment
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 19, 2020
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - As the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., presented a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings last month, angrily accusing Democrats of ginning up a false narrative about the president's efforts to get Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival.
But newly released text messages suggest Nunes' staff was aware of and involved in portions of the scheme, casting a new light on his combative defense.
Documents released by the House committee show repeated contact between Lev Parnas, who worked with Trump's personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani, and Derek Harvey, an aide to Nunes on the committee, about meetings
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