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Article snippet: The House Ethics Committee on Thursday cleared Rep. MORE (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, of allegations that he disclosed classified information to the public. In a statement, the committee said it is closing the investigation into Nunes after consulting with experts on classification rules. "Based solely on the conclusion of these classification experts that the information that Representative Nunes disclosed was not classified, the Committee will take no further action and considers this matter closed," it said. Nunes announced during a press conference earlier this year that intelligence agencies had incidentally collected information about associates of MORE. The information, Nunes said, appeared to have been gathered under a FISA warrant, which would mean that that materials would be classified until explicitly declassified by the agency that made the designation. Democrats and progressive groups accused Nunes at the time of leaking classified information. "Rep. Nunes's statements would appear to be revealing classified information and that obviously would be a very serious concern," Sen. MORE (D-Ore.) told reporters in April. MoveOn.org and other progressive groups filed complaints with the Office of Government Ethics (OCE) over the disclosure, accusing Nunes of "serious violations of law and House rules." “The disclosure of this information by Chairman Nunes was evidently intended to try to lend some credence to President Tru... Link to the full article to read more