DEVIN NUNES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump on Monday [5-21-18] praised Rep. Devin Nunes — who is aggressively pushing the Justice Department for sensitive documents related to the Russia probe — as a ‘very courageous man.’ In remarks delivered before swearing in CIA Director Gina Haspel, Trump diverted from the focus of the event to offer encouraging words to Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee…Nunes has been facing off with the DOJ after he and other House Republicans pressed the department for details about a source believed to have aided the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Trump campaign contacts with Russians ahead of the election. The Justice Department has denied Nunes’ request, claiming it would risk national security and potentially endanger lives. However, the California Republican and his allies have dismissed those claims and have insisted that they’re interested in the source‘s role in Mueller’s probe and not the identity of the source. On Sunday, Nunes said he will not meet with Justice Department officials to reduce tensions until he receives documents about the source.”
-Rebecca Morin, “Trump praises Nunes as ‘a very courageous man’,” Politico, May 21, 2018 12:26 pm