Article snippet: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Tuesday fired back at Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) after he said Democrats are using probes of Russian election meddling to excuse losing the 2016 presidential race. Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told GOP donors behind closed doors that Democrats are using investigations of Russian election interference as part of an excuse for losing the 2016 presidential election. “The Democrats don’t want an investigation on Russia,” he said during a recent private dinner fundraiser, according to The Los Angeles Times. “They want an independent commission.” “Why do they want an independent commission? Because they want to continue the narrative that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin and [President] MORE would never have lost on her own. It had to be someone else’s fault.” Swalwell, who also serves on the House Intelligence Committee, hit Nunes for the remarks, saying on CNN Tuesday that "it's not true." “I’m disappointed because our committee before this investigation has always worked very well together. So I hope we can find our way again," Swalwell said. "The American people are counting on us to protect this democracy and also fulfill our national security duties." “If we don’t have free and fair elections, what do we have in this country? So I hope both parties put aside politics and just get to the bottom of what happened.” Nunes last month recused himself from his panel’s investigation of Russian election int... Link to the full article to read more