Stephen Colbert explains the Russia situation using only Tom Clancy novel titles

Devin Nunes is not in a good place.
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Stephen Colbert explains the Russia situation using only Tom Clancy novel titles
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The investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign had dealings with Russian officials has been a topic of much discussion the moment it was announced. Increasingly, the evidence points to the fact that something shady probably went down.

But the shadiness doesn't stop there (we almost just expect this now). Last night on the Late Show, Stephen Colbert examined Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Nunes is head of the effort to determine if the Trump campaign was in talks with Russia, but Colbert points out that he also advised the campaign and was on Trump's transition team.

Conflict of interest? Colbert certainly thinks so, and he has a diagram to prove it.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).


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