Republicans to Give Prosecutors Documents on Leaking Allegations
- Government prosecutors to be asked to review potential crimes
- Democrats say Republicans are trying to distract attention
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House Republicans plan to give federal prosecutors what they say is evidence that Obama administration officials illegally shared or leaked names of associates of President Donald Trump that were incidentally collected in U.S. government eavesdropping.
The Intelligence Committee obtained information from documents and other sources that it plans to turn over to the Justice Department, likely by August, to determine whether crimes were committed, panel Chairman Devin Nunes of California said in an interview.