government, and he found out about the hoax and the witch hunt. and all of the horrible things that have gone on. reporter: backing trump s false claims of election fraud. all of us here today do not want to see our election victory st stolen. reporter: railing against trump s impeachment in the russia probe. we still have not seen any evidence of anyone from the trump campaign or any other campaign, for that matter, that s communicated with the russian government. reporter: and the mainstream media. and i felt like i had a duty and obligation to tell him because as you know, he s been taking a lot of heat in the news media. reporter: his cozy relationship with the former president, elevating his clout in conservative circles. trump even awarding nunes the presidential medal of freedom. the nation s highest civilian honor. devin nunes. he wouldn t stop. he saw it before anybody and you deserve a medal. you deserve the equivalent of pulitzer prizes. reporter: the move