Devin Nunes, the Republican lawmaker leading a probe into Moscow’s interference in the US election, is stepping down from the investigation, adding a new twist to the Russian intrigue swirling around the Trump administration.
Mr Nunes announced his move on Thursday having been engulfed in accusations that he improperly briefed President Donald Trump on information that the Trump team had been “incidentally” swept up in foreign surveillance by US spy agencies.
The credibility of the House probe had been damaged by Mr Nunes’ decision to brief the president, using intelligence it later emerged he had received from Trump administration officials on a late night visit to the White House.