Devin Nunes Has Top Secret Clearance Revoked

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53. Have you forgotten that the House Ethics Committee is currently investigating

Nunes for his handling of classified material?

It isn't true that he had NO security clearance. He was cleared to view classified materials -- in other words, he had a security clearance. But he didn't have to APPLY and get APPROVED for one. He was AUTOMATICALLY granted a security clearance based on his position as a Congressman.

But now, it is entirely plausible that while he is being investigated, his ability to view top secret or SCIF materials has been limited by an action of the House Ethics Committee, which is made up of 5 Republicans and 5 Democrats.

No one has posted the House rules that apply to his current situation -- when a House member is under investigation for violating security rules for classified information. I haven't seen anything that says being barred from access to top secret or SCIF materials, at least while an investigation is still ongoing, is NOT a possible consequence of mishandling them.

And as of May 30, according to the WA Post report below, he had NOT been cleared in the investigation of his own actions, and he had not resumed his position leading the Russia investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/30/devin-nunes-the-congressman-who-nearly-derailed-the-houses-investigation-into-russia-is-blaming-democrats/?utm_term=.65bae938e06d

May 30, 2017

The last time we heard from the chair of the House committee leading an investigation into Russia meddling, it was in April, when Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) announced that he was temporarily stepping down from leading the investigation because he's under investigation for his handling of the investigation.

The House Ethics Committee (made up of an even number of Democrats and Republicans in Congress) is looking into whether Nunes improperly shared classified information.

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The status of his colleagues' ethics investigation into Nunes isn't clear, but Nunes's feelings about the whole Russia investigation are VERY clear: He blames Democrats for sidelining it.

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If Nunes does take over the Russia investigation again (he says he will once the ethics committee clears him), he appears to have no interest in assuaging people's concerns that he'll lead the Russia investigation impartially.

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A statement from the House Ethics Committee is here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9152515