California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday called House Republicans who tried to denounce him a “madman” and tried to “turn away the eyes” of the American public from former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles. criticized.
On Wednesday, 20 Republican lawmakers filed an censure resolution filed by Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna over Schiff’s allegations that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election campaign. and 205 Democrats in attendance. voted Display resolution. “But it’s clear that lunatics have taken over the asylum, and they’re trying to keep Trump’s legal problems at bay and keep his supporters happy,” Schiff said. told Wolf Blitzer. (Related article: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Says House Could Impeach Biden Next Week)
“Today George Santos said this must be passed to restore the integrity of the House.
Mr. Schiff has frequently made allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. The Steele dossier was used to further the collusion allegations, but was later discredited.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said in January that Democrat Eric Swalwell and Schiff would be banned from the House of Representatives, citing Schiff’s allegations of Trump’s collusion with Russia and reports of Swalwell’s links to alleged Chinese spies. refused to serve on the committee.
“I currently serve on the judiciary committee as a senior member, and Kevin McCarthy may regret the day he removed me from Intel because I now have a judicial commissioner who tries to interfere in the prosecution of Donald. “It’s Trump,” Schiff told Blitzer. “Like I said last week, Donald Trump has a lot of good criminal defense attorneys. We will resist these efforts in every possible way.”
After Special Counsel Jack Smith secured grand jury indictments on 37 charges, including Espionage Act violations, that were unsealed on Friday, President Trump said he was “not guilty” of all charges in Tuesday’s arraignment. ” was the answer. An investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified documents led to a raid on Aug. 8 at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago Florida mansion.
“It’s ridiculous to me that so many Republicans are attacking the Justice Department. They did it before they read the indictment. They say they will,” Schiff said. “Obviously, in their view, it doesn’t matter how many times he broke the law or how gravely he broke it. They will support him because that’s where the Republican Party is based at this point. Because they think, and they intend to.” Essentially ignoring their oath of office and constitutional obligations to devote themselves wholly to this flawed human being. ”
Luna did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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