“I wouldn’t be surprised, after all of this is said and done, that some people end up in jail,” Representative Joaquin Castro told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview.

A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee said Tuesday that he thought associates of President Donald Trump could be charged with crimes as a result of the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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Castro wouldn’t elaborate on his prediction, nor would he provide any specifics about whom he was referring to.

“I wish I could, but I can’t at this time,” he said after being pressed for details. “My impression is that people will probably be charged and I think people will probably go to jail.”


Earlier, Castro pointed to recent reports about the ties between Russian officials and various members of the Trump campaign.

“It’s amazing that in that relatively small campaign, small circle so to speak, that you would have so many people with so many deep connections to Russia,” he said.

The House Intelligence Committee investigation has been paralyzed by partisan bickering in recent weeks as accusations fly about how information related to the probe is being handled.

The ranking Democrat, Adam Schiff, has called on the committee chairman, Republican Devin Nunes, to recuse himself after revelations that White House officials were the source of his statements that Trump communications were swept up in incidental surveillance.

The Senate Intelligence Committe, as well as the FBI, are also conducting separate investigations into Russian meddling.

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