The move followed a week of turmoil for the White House amid rising demands for an independent probe of alleged Russian efforts to sway the outcome of November's presidential election

Ex-FBI chief Robert Mueller to investigate Trump-Russia ties

Nunes, who was on Donald Trump's presidential transition team, has been sharply criticised by Democrats for his handling of the Russia probe

Nunes steps aside from US House probe on Russia-Trump

Putin said on Thursday that contacts Russian diplomats had made in the United States were merely part of routine work

Russian 'propaganda on steroids' aimed at 2016 US election: Lawmaker

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Ex-FBI chief Robert Mueller to investigate Trump-Russia ties

Nunes steps aside from US House probe on Russia-Trump

Russian 'propaganda on steroids' aimed at 2016 US election: Lawmaker