Nunes Calls Comey, Rogers For “Closed Session” After Finding “Concerning Info” In Intel Reports

Last night we highlighted a Fox News story which suggested that Devin Nunes expected the NSA to deliver a “smoking gun” which would prove that the Obama administration spied on the Trump transition team, and possibly the president-elect himself, as early as today.

Moments ago, Nunes fanned that speculation by holding an impromptu press conference announcing that he’ll call both FBI Director Comey and NSA Director Rogers before a closed session of the House Intelligence Committee to discuss topics which “they couldn’t answer in a public setting.”

Here is Nunes’s statement:

BREAKING: House Intelligence Committee chair Nunes says Trump’s former campaign chairman has volunteered to be interviewed by the committee. pic.twitter.com/yb8OJnwETW

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 24, 2017

And some early takeaways:

.@DevinNunes: “There are just questions that we have for Dir. Comey and Adm. Rogers probably that they couldn’t answer in a public setting.” pic.twitter.com/tEeJA6QDPx

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2017

.@DevinNunes: “The Committee will ask Dir. Comey & Adm. Rogers to appear in closed section.” pic.twitter.com/yEv8ZtV0vL

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2017

Nunes continues to decline requests from the press to reveal his sources…

.@DevinNunes: “I’m still not going to tell you who our sources are.” pic.twitter.com/0nfoDVd0on

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2017

But did confirm there was “no wiretapping of Trump Tower; That didn’t happen”

.@DevinNunes: “There was no wiretapping of Trump Tower; that didn’t happen.” pic.twitter.com/4HbDVdZtH0

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2017

Meanwhile, proving that Nunes may actually be on to something here, WaPo has quickly called for an immediate investigation into his behavior.