Trump transition team member and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) refuses to stop demanding the Department of Justice hand over sensitive information related to the Russia investigation. Late Tuesday, Nunes sent another letter with another ask.
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The new request seeks information not only on "FBI informants," but also on "undercover agents, and/or confidential human sources" who interacted with former Trump associates before July 31, 2016 -- the start of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The list of Trump associates Nunes indicated he's interested in includes: Michael Caputo, Sam Clovis, Michael Cohen, Michael Flynn, Corey Lewandowski, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, Sam Nunberg, George Papadopoulos, Carter Page, Walid Phares, Joseph Schmitz, Roger Stone and Donald Trump Jr.
On Monday, the Justice Department told Nunes, a California Republican, that he already had the answer to his question about whether the FBI had used informants "against" members or associates of the Trump campaign.
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Tuesday's request from Nunes is also part and parcel of an effort by Republican lawmakers to ramp up pressure on the Justice Department's No. 2 official -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein -- who is overseeing the special counsel's Russia investigation.
Earlier Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee approved a resolution that demands the Justice Department fork over the outstanding documents Congress has subpoenaed related to the FBI's actions during the 2016 election campaign.
Nunes is demanding new information on Trump campaign and FBI informants (CNN)