Adam Schiff Is Trump’s Worst Nightmare: A Prosecutor Who Has Taken Down A Kremlin Spy

Democratic Ranking Intelligence Committee member Adam Schiff is turning out to be a secret weapon for freedom amidst the growing Republican Russia scandal.

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In case you’re wondering why ranking member Democrat Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears to know more than the Chair of the Intel Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, it’s because he has experience prosecuting a crooked FBI agent who was working for the Kremlin.

As Assistant U.S. Attorney in the 90s, Schiff was the government’s prosecutor against Richard Miller, who was the first FBI agent ever accused of espionage according to the Los Angeles Times. “… (t)he first FBI agent ever accused of espionage, was found guilty Tuesday of passing secret documents to the Soviet Union in exchange for a promised $65,000 in gold and cash.”

This fact was brought to my attention by John Schindler, who observed Friday morning, “As a Federal prosecutor, Schiff sent a crooked FBI agent who was spying for the Kremlin to the slammer. It shows.”

Schiff called Nunes out Friday morning for canceling an opening hearing in an effort to choke off public information:

Schindler observed:

Republicans might be wishing Adam Schiff would just go away, as he can see right through Nunes’ reckless propaganda efforts for the Trump White House.

Schiff isn’t someone who is just going to sit by while Nunes sells out the Intelligence Committee’s responsibility to the United States citizens.

Schiff is uniquely qualified for this unlikely situation. Thank you, Democrats, for putting people in positions for which they are actually qualified.

Sarah Jones

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