Natasha Bertrand speculates the unnamed person in Congress is

[NewJeffCT]

Devin Nunes

Link to tweet

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her tweet:

“I talk to Flynn virtually everyday, if not multiple times a day,” @DevinNunes said in December 2016. “Seldom there's a day that goes by that I don't talk to Flynn, and especially right after the campaign, directly.

subtweet underneath:

How did Devin Nunes get so crazy? I went went back a few years to find out—and found Michael Flynn.

[marble falls]

1. That would be the top of my short list.

[Yonnie3]

7. He was already at the top of my sh*t list.

Just a couple of letters different.

[marble falls]

8. If anyone is going to prison, Nunes is the one. I know it in my heart.

[calimary]

23. That would cause me to shed NO tears.

None.

None at all!!!

Not a single tear.

That night awhile back when he bailed out of a car and went running up to the White House in a panic because he got some upsetting news tip?

It sure looked like he was WAY wired in, and working for The Asset instead of his constituents. I bet he still is.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Well that would certainly make sense.

Moo!

[2naSalit]

13. His cow is saying...

"ruh roh!" right about now, I would imagine.

[BigmanPigman]

3. A couple DUers posted the same speculation last night.

Of course it is Nunes, Rohrabacher is too obviously pro-Russia.

[Jarqui]

4. Nunes would have been my first guess nt

[Iliyah]

5. Will Barr be Nunes' personal attorney too?

Just saying . . .

[lagomorph777]

6. He's been the most brazen Russiapublican in Congress.

All the late night antics, skullduggery, and zany accusations are pretty hard to ignore.

But 2nd guess would be Dana Russiabacker.

[rurallib]

9. It is almost like "who else could it possibly be?"

I bet most of us thought Nunes about 2 seconds after first seeing the story.

[NewJeffCT]

14. I saw speculation

about Lindsay Graham, Rand Paul, Dana Rohrbacher and Paul Ryan as well

[Leith]

20. Mitch McConnell, too

But Nunes is the front runner, followed closely Rohrabacher (sp? who cares?).

[ProfessorPlum]

24. Spell it "Russiabacker"

[Frustratedlady]

21. I don't think it took even 2 seconds. First, his face...then, his name.

Around 3 seconds, I was hoping for Paul Ryan or Turtle Mitch.

[Glimmer of Hope]

10. So is he under investigation?

[SunSeeker]

11. Who DOESN'T think it's Devin Nunes? nt

[MFGsunny]

26. THIS!

[Josiesdad]

12. The article said that the person was 'connected to congress'

The article said that the person was 'connected to congress'. If they were actually talking about a sitting member it strikes me that they would not be this vague.

I suspect it is Michael Ellis. He is or used to be a lawyer in the White House Counsel's Office and prior to that he was counsel to Nunes's committee.

[renate]

19. welcome to DU!

Your logic makes sense to me.

Although I would LOVE for it to be Nunes.

[SunSeeker]

29. Well, Nunes is still responsible if he sent his lawyer to do the dirty work.

Lawyers serve their clients and act as agents of their clients.

[DeminPennswoods]

28. That's a good find!

nt

[DoctorJoJo]

15. Oh Please Let Noonass Go to Prison!

[H2O Man]

16. Recommended.

I had told an associate last night that it was Nunes.

[coeur_de_lion]

31. Me!

I think you're right.

[H2O Man]

32. No, not Me ....

I told you.

[coeur_de_lion]

33. hahahaha

Smartass

[pdsimdars]

17. That's the first name that came into my mind too.

They need to start a list of traitors.

[Raster]

18. I have said all along that Nunes' freaking and geeking was not about tRump*...

...it was about himself. Nunes is DIRTY.

[BlueJac]

22. My first thought...

that fuckers has been a traitor from day ONE!

[Kurt V.]

25. what is it about California republicans? they have outsized influence for 50 yrs

[DesertRat]

27. hmm

[MartyTheGreek]

30. I agree. Where's the story on Nunes

married to a rusky and has a family wine business in rusky land.

[gulliver]

34. That would explain a lot.

[Grasswire2]

35. apparently it's Jeff Stein who made that find, not Natasha.

Both good reporters.

[DemoTex]

36. Dogs and cats knew.

Nunes is way to stupid to not get caught.