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Devin Gerald Nunes is an American businessman and politician who has served as the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since January 20, 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Nunes was first the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district from 2003 to 2013, and then California's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. After leaving Congress, Nunes was…
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“For most of the 20th century people fled the ghost of communist dictators and now you are bringing the ghosts back into this chamber.”
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GV Wire: Now Fabulously Wealthy Devin Nunes Opens a Pismo Beach Wine Room
Nunes runs a "tasting room (wine bar) in Pismo Beach called the Nunes Wine Company", with Portuguese and Bordeaux varietals grown in San Luis Obispo County, California
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a House Intelligence Committee report on the composition of the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential ele
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Parnas was sentenced to 20 months in prison for conspiring to make illegal political contributions and straw donations, participating in a wire fraud conspiracy, and making false statements and falsifying records
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A judge dismissed all but one claim, allowing the case to proceed narrowly on a single allegation found to plausibly allege actual malice
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2021).
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Claimed: ““Republicans have no way to communicate” after tech companies cut off Parler.” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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Career landmark: United States representative (2021).
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Published video “Rep. Nunes: If Durham does nothing, we'll have to have a special prosecutor”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes on Biden’s troubling reluctance to investigate voter fraud allegations”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: "An absolute necessity" that special counsel be appointed in Durham probe”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: Biden not accused of Logan Act violation despite following same protocol as Gen. Flynn”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: "FBI would nuke our house" if GOP received $3.5 million from Russia like Hunter Biden”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: Deep State launches disinformation operation to block key declassification”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: Latest revelations about corrupt foreign dealings "another nail in the coffin" for Biden”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: American people deserve to know why FBI didn't disclose Biden laptop to Congress”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: Steele Dossier seems to be "fantasy based off the Biden family"”.
Published video “Rep. Nunes: New Russia hoax documents show "corruption at the highest level"”.
Co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan's offensive operations against Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey's role in the conflict and called for an immediate ceasefire
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Claimed: “There is no food shortage and people should stop buying in bulk at stores.” — rated True by Visalia Times-Delta.
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Claimed: “Italy's COVID-19 death's can be blamed on its socialized medical system.” — rated Missing Context by Visalia Times-Delta.
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Nune's attorney sent Representative Ted Lieu a letter threatening a defamation suit over Lieu's comments about Nunes and Lev Parnas, to which Lieu publicly responded by inviting such litigation
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Claimed: “Says there were "anti-Trump efforts by DNC operative Alexandra Chalupa."” — rated DNC didn't direct by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: ““Ambassador Taylor testified that President Trump was the first president to see that Ukraine was afforded Javelin antitank weapons. This was a very strong message that Americans are willing to provide more than blankets. This was the Obama administration’s approach.”” — rated Exaggerated by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: ““The Democrats cooperated in Ukrainian election meddling … What is the full extent of Ukrainian election meddling against the Trump campaign?”” — rated False by The Washington Post.
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Career landmark: United States representative (2019–2021).
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Claimed: ““The truth is that they [Democrats] are covering up that Hillary Clinton colluded with the Russians to get dirt on Trump to feed it to the FBI to open up an investigation into the other campaign.”” — rated Four Pinocchios by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: “Says the Steele dossier “was—according to (James Comey’s) June 2017 testimony—’salacious and unverified.’ “” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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Nunes faced Democratic nominee Andrew Janz, a Fresno County prosecutor
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The Ethic Committee cleared Nunes of the allegations
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Fusion GPS and Nunes reached an agreement for the company to disclose its financial records
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Claimed: “President Trump has signed more bills into law “than any president previously before at this stage in the game.”” — rated False by PolitiFact.
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Nunes temporarily stepped aside from leading the Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee investigated whether he had "made unauthorized disclosures of classified information, in violation of House Rules, la
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Devin Nunes' financial wealth is invested in a wine company with "strong ties" to Russia.” Unproven.
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Snopes rated the claim “Did House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes meet with Michael Flynn and the Turkish foreign minister?” Unproven.
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The Washington Post rated the claim “"House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes told reporters, wow. Nunes said, so that means I’m right."” Four Pinocchios.
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Nunes announced that he had received information that the communications of "some members of Trump's transition team, including potentially the president himself" had been "incidentally collected" by the intelligence com
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Career landmark: United States representative (2017–2019).
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Introduced the American Business Competitiveness Act (H
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Career landmark: United States representative (2015–2017).
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Nunes clashed with the Pentagon over a U
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Nunes became the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Career landmark: chairperson of US House Intelligence committee (2015–2019).
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“followers of neo-Marxist, socialist, Maoist or Communist ideals.”
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Career landmark: United States representative (2013–2015).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2011–2013).
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Nunes co-authored the "Patients' Choice Act" with Paul Ryan (R-WI) in the House, and Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Richard Burr (R-NC) in the Senate
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Nunes wrote in The Wall Street Journal that he became an entrepreneur at age 14 when he bought seven head of young cattle, learning quickly how to profit from his investment
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Career landmark: United States representative (2009–2011).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2009).
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Nunes became Chairman of the Trade Subcommittee in 2013 and Republican Leader of the Health Subcommittee in 2021
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Career landmark: United States representative (2005–2007).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2003–2005).
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Nunes ran for the Republican nomination in the 21st congressional district, a new district created by reapportionment after the 2000 United States census
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Career landmark: director (2001).
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Nunes entered the "top two" primary race for California's 20th congressional district seat held by Democrat Cal Dooley
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At age 23, Nunes was elected to the College of the Sequoias Board, making him one of California's youngest community college trustees in state history
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Studied at California Polytechnic State University, Master of Science (1996).
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Studied at California Polytechnic State University, Bachelor of Science (1995).
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Nunes graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's degree in agricultural business in 1995, and a master's degree in agriculture in 1996
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Born 1973-10-01.
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