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Nunes Wins Battle With Rosenstein to See Trump Probe Document

  • Republicans had threatened to pursue contempt proceedings
  • Document helped kick off FBI probe into Trump and Russia
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes

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Justice Department officials on Wednesday provided House Intelligence panel members a fuller view of a highly classified intelligence document that may have kicked off the FBI’s investigation of contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian operatives.

The move appeared to defuse threats by House Republicans to pursue contempt proceedings against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray.