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Adam Schiff

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Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and is known for his work on national security and intelligence issues. He served as the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, where he was involved in high-profile investigations and oversight of intelligence agencies.

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Jul 25, 2023

Today you may have seen it was reported that Rudy Giuliani has acknowledged in a court filing that the statements he was making about these Georgia election workers were just patently false.

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Jul 25, 2023

I want to ask you about what you see as the threats to our elections infrastructure or the threats of misinformation/disinformation from whatever source.

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Jul 25, 2023

Its primary sin, although the Republicans won't say it, is that its then Director asserted after the election that it was the most secure election in our history.

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Jul 25, 2023

I had great admiration and respect for your integrity and your work ethic then and I do today.

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Jul 19, 2023

We need to start being kind to each other. We need to start being respectful to each other.

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Jul 19, 2023

How do we deal with that? We are more--this kind of division is more dangerous for our country than anytime since the American Civil War.

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Jul 19, 2023

Antisemitism, racism, these are the most appalling, disgusting pejoratives, and they are applied to me to silence me...

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Jul 12, 2023

I'd also like to ask unanimous consent to enter in the record a couple articles...

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Jul 12, 2023

I have grave concerns about the Kroger-Albertsons merger and the impact on the communities that I represent.

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Jul 12, 2023

The consolidation in the grocery sector could have devastating effects for communities, contributing to food deserts.

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Jul 12, 2023

We have reached a dangerous point in this country where there has been a tremendous concentration of corporate power--at the expense of working families.

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Jul 11, 2023

In my view, there would probably be only one thing the Founders would find more politically precarious and dangerous to our Constitution than the indictment of a President or former President, and that is the failure to indict a President…

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Jul 11, 2023

My Republican colleagues seem to believe that a former President similarly cannot be indicted. That would effectively make a President above the law, beyond the reach of the law.

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Jul 11, 2023

I thank the men and women of the FBI who helped bring the classified information to safety and protect the national security of our Nation.

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Jul 11, 2023

I trust in the rule of law. Mr. Trump will have his day in court.

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Jul 11, 2023

Donald Trump must be held accountable and attempts to shield him from the consequences of his own actions are both transparent and despicable.

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Jun 20, 2023

Well, I mean, the Matt Gaetzs and the Donald Trumps and others are deeply disappointed because this was a four-year investigation. It was supposed to uncover this deep-state conspiracy, Biden was supposed to be indicted and Clinton was…

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Jun 20, 2023

That was part of the Russian government's effort to elect Donald Trump. That's how it was represented to him. He was happy to accept it. He was disappointed during the meeting, as were others in Trump's campaign that what they got wasn't…

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Jun 20, 2023

I think the investigation of his misconduct was very important. It ultimately led to his impeachment, which I was proud to lead, and it led to the first bipartisan vote to remove a president in U.S. history.

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Jun 20, 2023

Well, look, it's a badge of honor, as Roosevelt said in his time, that sometimes you could judge a person by the enemies they make. And this was a MAGA resolution that Donald Trump threatened if any Republican voted against, as many had…

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Jun 20, 2023

It's not beyond the report. It's not beyond the report.

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Jun 20, 2023

Maybe there's a better name for it. Maybe they would prefer we just call it good old fashioned GOP cheating with the enemy.

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Jun 20, 2023

This gets to the receipt of help, second thing I mentioned, receiving Russian help.

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Jun 20, 2023

Don Jr. when offered dirt as part of what was described as Russian government effort to help the Trump Campaign said, 'if it's what you say, I love it.'

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