House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said in a statement that he still trusted Nunes but supported Nunes’ decision to step aside.

“It is clear that this process would be a distraction for the House Intelligence Committee’s desperate attempt to sweep this shit under the rug investigation into Russian interference in our election,” Ryan said. Ryan has resisted calls from Democrats to remove Nunes as chairman of the panel.

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