California Rep. Devin Nunes Will Leave Congress To Join Trump Tech Startup

Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is retiring at the end of the year to helm former President Donald Trump’s new tech startup.

Nunes, a 10-term congressman from California, will be the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, which has plans to launch a new social media platform and video streaming service.

“The time has come to reopen the internet and allow for the free flow of ideas and expression without censorship,” Nunes said in a statement announcing his new role.

Nunes has been a staunch ally of the former president, fiercely defending Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2019. He later recused himself from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election over allegations that he had shared classified information with the White House, but he was later cleared by an ethics panel.

Trump heaped praise on Nunes, a 48-year-old former dairy farmer, who led the House intelligence panel from 2015 to 2019.