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Article snippet: Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are getting restless. The committee announced its investigation into Russia's election interference in January. Ten months later, the panel is still digging for information, frustrating members who were never enthusiastic about the probe to begin with. Many say they are ready to close the books on the matter. "I think this investigation has gone excruciating slow," Rep. MORE (R-Utah) told The Hill. “We've been doing this for more than a year. We started looking at it on the committee in September [2016].” Rep. MORE (R-Texas), who is leading the Russia review, told reporters he intends to wrap up the investigation “as soon as I can.” “I have no interest in prolonging this one second longer than it needs to,” he said, adding that the committee intends to do a thorough investigation and “that takes some time.” The Intelligence Committee is one of several congressional panels investigating Russian involvement in the presidential election. Despite regular eruptions of internecine fighting, the panel has produced one of the most significant public contributions in the Russia saga to date — it was at an open committee hearing in March that then-FBI Director James Comey confirmed the federal investigation into the matter. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the committee’s chairman, stepped back from leading the investigation earlier this year amid allegations that he was distorting intelligence information to shield the White ... Link to the full article to read more