Schiff: This Is Trump’s ‘Most Serious Misconduct Thus Far,’ Has Left Congress ‘No Choice’

House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s behavior in the Ukraine scandal his “most serious misconduct thus far” that left the House with “no choice” but to launch an impeachment inquiry.

Schiff said that as bad as his actions were with Russia while he was a candidate for office and then President trying to cover it all up, “it is yet again another order of magnitude more serious when using the power of his office, withholding vital military assistance to an ally at war with an adversary and doing so at the same time he’s pressuring that ally to manufacture dirt to once again get foreign help in a presidential election — that is the worst of all.”

“That certainly compelled me to go down this path, and as you say, I have been deeply reluctant to, but I think he’s given us no choice,” he added.

Schiff’s committee is currently trying to work out a deal to hear the whistleblower testify, but it is not clear that Trump’s DNI will let him. The whistleblower lodged the initial complaint that has since been blocked from its lawful transmission Congress. It is not clear exactly what the complaint includes, but it centers on Trump and Ukraine.

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  1. I’ll propose that we start referring to Vice President Pence as “46” in future conversations.

  2. Thank you, Congressman Schiff, for properly and concisely explaining the breaches of office that Trump has committed, particularly stating that the intent was to manufacture false charges.

    Next, the media needs to quit using the word “transcript” when they refer to the printed B.S. that the Administration has promised to release today.

  3. it is not clear that Trump’s DNI will let him

    Yeah. It’s a head scratcher alright. They’ve been so compliant about everything else it’s hard to imagine them not following the law here. Right?

  4. Avatar for noonm noonm says:

    Got to give Trump credit. He served up such a nice and clear example of extortion/corruption that Dems and the media would have to try hard to mangle the message. Though, I am curious what defense the RWNJ echo chamber will come up this time to excuse Trump’s criminal actions.

  5. The coals in the Weber grill are ashed, hot, and flaming. Put the fat Nixon on the fire!

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