Schiff: House Intel Committee Needs More Resources For Russia Probe

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 27: House Intelligence ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., holds a media availability on the committee's Russia investigation on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Cal... UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 27: House Intelligence ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., holds a media availability on the committee's Russia investigation on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview published Monday that the panel should have “two to three times” its current resources for its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Asked if he thinks the House panel has enough resources for its probe, Schiff told USA Today, “No, I don’t.”

“We ought to have two to three times the resources devoted to it,” he said. “We’re doing everything within the constraints of our resources to get the job done.”

Schiff said the committee has been “making progress” but said it “would be difficult to conclude an investigation of this magnitude in a matter of months.”

“The ideal would be a comprehensive report with bipartisan support,” he said.

Schiff said he will work with other members on the panel “to do everything we can to prevent two separate reports” with different findings along party lines.

He said that two reports with separate findings “may still have to happen” and, if so, “then Americans will have to read both reports and decide which one to believe.”

“And that is far less than ideal,” Schiff said.

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  1. Schiff said he will work with other members on the panel “to do everything we can to prevent two separate reports” with different findings along party lines.

    Well, I guess that's decided. There are going to be two different reports with different findings based on party lines.
    
    Republicans: "What is this 'Russia' you speak of?"
  2. Oh, yeah, like that’s happening.

    Unless, of course, there’s Gooper-internal pressure. Maybe McTurtle will poke RAyn in order to wind up Donnie.

    Hmmmmm…

    Nah.

  3. Essential Schiff:

    Don’t expect anything definitive from repugnican obstructionists.

  4. Trump: No money. I need all the money for my security and golf outings. My family is suffering. We are even using toilets which are not even gold plated.

  5. Ryan can’t have the committee produce actual findings, as they will potentially contain his own name.

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