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On the recordMarch 26, 2017
Because what I saw has nothing to do with Russia and nothing to do with the Russian investigation. It has everything to do with possible surveillance activities and the president needs to know that these intelligence reports are out there and I have a duty to tell him that.
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Devin Nunes
Republican · California

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Nunes justified his decision to brief the president, stating it was related to surveillance activities.

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