California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff says Special Counsel John Durham shows “bias” and “downplays” allegations in investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and alleged Russian collusion claimed to have
Durham testified at Wednesday’s rally hearing The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the findings of his investigation. Several Democrats on the committee attacked Durham during the hearing. (Related article: Schiff calls Republican lawmakers ‘madmen’ after attempted accusation, accuses them of trying to ‘divert attention’ from Trump’s problems)
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“He was really trying to downplay the importance of the president’s son being offered a taint about Hillary Clinton, which Don Jr. gets into as part of the Russian government’s efforts to support the Trump campaign. “It was symbolized by having a secret meeting for the cause,” Schiff told MSNBC host Nicole Wallace, along with campaign chairman Paul Manafort and brother-in-law Jared Kushner. , said he downplayed it and wanted to keep it to a minimum. “He wanted to suggest that this sort of thing happens all the time.”
Mr. Schiff has frequently made allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. Durham released a report Monday on the history of the FBI investigation into alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign of former President Donald Trump, in which the FBI called the now discredited Steele dossier claims ” It has not been corroborated and could not be corroborated.”
“What really betrayed me about that answer and many others is exactly how he accused the FBI. That’s confirmation bias,” Schiff said. “Even though there is no other name for what the Trump campaign has attempted to do, his prejudice in thinking that what the Trump campaign has done is fine or should not be called collusion was evident.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Jan. 24 cited allegations that Schiff lied on multiple issues, including claiming Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop was Russian disinformation and defending the Steele dossier. , removed Schiff from the House Intelligence Committee.
The House of Representatives passed a resolution by Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accusing Schiff of pushing claims related to Trump and Russia.
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