Chairman: House intel panel won’t investigate Flynn, will probe leaks

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) says he won’t open an investigation into President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing executive privilege. But the committee will investigate who leaked the story that led to Flynn’s resignation and why Trump's national security adviser was being recorded.

Democrats are demanding an investigation into the matter, which ties into their suspicions about the Trump administration’s alleged close ties to Moscow. But House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said his committee will not investigate Flynn, and Nunes, the Intelligence chairman, followed suit. Chairman Nunes said he is more concerned “that you have an American citizen who had his phone calls recorded.” Chairman Nunes will investigate how the story was exposed, he said.