FILE: Former Central Valley Rep. Devin Nunes has resurfaced with a wine bar on California’s Central Coast.

A former Republican member of Congress who was once called Donald Trump’s “stooge” has resurfaced as a wine connoisseur in a quaint coastal California town.

Devin Nunes made headlines constantly in the first Trump administration, with the Central Valley representative accused of meddling in Trump’s Russia investigation to protect the president and then suing a parody Twitter account called “Devin Nunes’ Cow” for $250 million after it called him a “treasonous cowpoke.” 

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He left Congress to run Trump’s social media platform and then largely fell out of the news. He has since re-emerged as a wine investor and the owner of a new tasting room in Pismo Beach called the Nunes Wine Company.

The former representative was first spotted by the San Luis Obispo Tribune’s opinion editor. Nunes is partnering with longtime winemaker and personal friend Mike Sinor, who has helped Nunes turn his political persona into a brand. The former representative’s name is written in big, white capital letters on every bottle. 

Pismo Beach is an idyllic beach community north of Santa........

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