Adam Schiff has turned the Trump attack on him into a platform to make the case that Trump colluded with the Russians.
The Trump plan to remove Adam Schiff has backfired
Schiff’s response to Republican claims that “The findings of the special counsel’s conclusions refute past or present assertions and it exposed you as having abused your position to knowingly have false information. And undermine that. We have no faith in your ability to discharge your duties consistent with your responsibility and urge your immediate resignation as chairman of the committee.
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— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 28, 2019
Rep. Schiff responded with a forceful case for Trump being compromised by the Russians:
I do not think that conduct, criminal or not, is OK. And the day we do think that’s OK is the day we will look back and say that is the day that America lost its way.
And I will tell you one more thing that is apropos of the hearing today: I don’t think it’s OK that during a presidential campaign Mr. Trump sought the Kremlin’s help to consummate a real estate deal in Moscow that would make him a fortune – according to the special counsel, hundreds of millions of dollars. I don’t think it’s OK to conceal it from the public. I don’t think it’s OK that he advocated a new and more favorable policy towards the Russians even as he was seeking the Russians’ help, the Kremlin’s help to make money. I don’t think it’s OK that his attorney lied to our committee. There is a different word for that than collusion, and it’s called ‘compromise.’
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I say this to the President, and his defenders in Congress:
You may think it’s okay how Trump and his associates interacted with Russians during the campaign.
I don’t.
I think it’s immoral. I think it’s unethical. I think it’s unpatriotic. And yes, I think it’s corrupt. pic.twitter.com/nTdgRVfssQ
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 28, 2019
Trump has moved the Russia scandal back into the spotlight
While trying to bury the Mueller report, Trump and his allies miscalculated when they attacked Adam Schiff. Trump thought that he could use Barr’s interpretation of the Mueller findings to discredit and get rid of Rep. Schiff. He never thought that by fighting with Schiff he would bring the Russia questions back to the front and center of the news.
Trump thought that he could weaponize the Mueller report, but all he has done is shoot himself in the foot.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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