Irony abounded on Tuesday as all three network morning shows used Democratic Party talking points to accuse Republican House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes of bias. While advancing a liberal partisan agenda, NBC, ABC, and CBS correspondents laughably told viewers that it was Congressman Nunes who had “lost even the appearance of impartiality.”

On NBC’s Today, correspondent Peter Alexander led off a report at the top of the program by reciting nasty smears against Nunes by his Democratic colleagues: “...this morning, top Democrats are effectively saying the way the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is running his investigation is a sham. They argue, after his latest revelations, that Devin Nunes has simply lost even the appearance of impartiality.”

The reporter breathlessly hyped liberal lawmakers jumping at the chance to pile on the Republican:

A striking new demand this morning from the House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat. Adam Schiff calling on the panel's Republican chairman, Devin Nunes, to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, arguing he’s compromised his credibility....Nancy Pelosi quickly following suit, pressing House Speaker Paul Ryan to insist Nunes recuse himself.

Alexander briefly explained: “The controversy follows Nunes’s stunning acknowledgment that he met a secret source last week on White House grounds to review classified documents. That meeting exactly one day before returning to brief President Trump about his claim that U.S. spies may have “incidentally” scooped up communications involving the President and his associates, improperly revealing their names.”

Following the report, co-host Matt Lauer grilled South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on the topic and demanded that he call on Nunes to step down:

If you take all the questions about this classified information that Congressman Nunes received....And you add to that the fact that he was an adviser to the Trump transition, aren't there enough questions that he should, at the very least, recuse himself from any investigation involving the Trump campaign and Russia?...doesn't he have to recuse himself?

On ABC’s Good Morning America, correspondent Cecilia Vega showed similar sudden concern for objectivity even as did the Democrats’ bidding: “Those calls for him to step down are growing louder. Democrats say he has tarnished Congress’s investigation into Russia’s election meddling....Congressman Devin Nunes facing questions about impartiality.”

She touted: “The backlash swift with Democrats calling on the chairman to step aside....The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee adding to the chorus.”

On CBS This Morning, co-host Charlie Rose introduced a report on the topic by proclaiming: “Top congressional Democrats say the House Intelligence Committee’s chairman cannot be trusted with the investigation of Russian interference in the election....Democrats want Nunes to recuse himself.” Correspondent Jeff Pegues declared: “Democrats are accusing Nunes of trying to shield the President in the midst of the investigation into whether his campaign team coordinated with Russian operatives.”

The liberal media “lost even the appearance of impartiality” long ago and journalists now have the audacity to hurl such a charge at someone else.

A recent Media Research Center study pointed out the hypocrisy of the network evening shows repeatedly demanding evidence of any improper surveillance of Donald Trump or his campaign associates and then scolding Nunes for attempting to offer some.

Here is a full transcript of the March 28 report on Today: