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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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Aug 22, 2022

It`s staggering for all the reasons that you mentioned, just the sheer volume of classified documents. It`s not like there was a classified paper mixed in with a bunch of unrelated information. It seems that it must be quite deliberate if…

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Aug 21, 2022

You have a former president who is literally willing to pull the whole house down around him if he feels threatened.

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Aug 16, 2022

It is our goal, Lawrence, to finish our work the session. We intend to have more hearings in the fall, we intend to produce our report and our recommendations into as much as we can to act on those recommendations.

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Aug 16, 2022

Sadly, the big lie and the big liars are still ascendant sentiment within Donald Trump`s Republican Party.

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Aug 16, 2022

He has betrayed our national security and he will do so again. He has compromised our elections and he will do so again. You will not change him, you cannot constrain him. He is who he is. Truth matters little to him. What’s right matters…

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Aug 14, 2022

The idea that, 18 months after the fact Donald Trump could simply announce, well, I'm retroactively declassifying or whatever I took home had the effect of declassifying them is absurd.

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Aug 14, 2022

That is among the highest of designation in terms of the extremely grave damage to national security that could be done if it were disclosed.

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Aug 14, 2022

I can tell you, anyone in the intelligence community that had documents like that marked top secret, SCI, in their residence after authorities went to them, they would be under serious investigation.

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Aug 14, 2022

I have asked for, along with Chairman Maloney, a damage assessment by the intelligence community and a briefing to Congress.

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Aug 14, 2022

The reaction of many of my Republican colleagues and those around the former president to attack the FBI over this and endanger FBI agents is just another damaging level of irresponsibility.

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Aug 14, 2022

The fact that they were in an unsecure place that is guarded with nothing more than a padlock or whatever security they had at a hotel is deeply alarming.

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Aug 14, 2022

Well, all I know about the actual materials is what was in that search warrant inventory.

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Aug 14, 2022

And the idea that 18 months after the fact Donald Trump could simply announce, Well, you know, retroactive actively declassifying or whatever I took home had the effect of declassifying them is absurd.

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Aug 7, 2022

I think there was evidence that the former president engaged in multiple violations of the law.

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Jul 26, 2022

All of this is really key evidence of intent. That is an intent to defraud, you know, the voters, to defraud the United States of the results of the election.

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Jul 26, 2022

I think the Attorney General today was saying all the right things and I noticed a difference -- at least I perceived the difference between what he`d been saying earlier about focusing on all those involved in the attack on January 6, and…

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Jul 26, 2022

There are other actions beyond the violence of that day that need to be investigated.

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Jul 24, 2022

Well, you know, I think if they`re hiring criminal defense counsel then they probably have a concern about their potential criminal liability. We want to hear from these witnesses. Some we want to hear from again. We want to put them under…

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Jul 20, 2022

Let it never be said that the dedication of those who love freedom is less than the determination of those who would destroy it.

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Jul 20, 2022

Can a President who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6th ever be trusted?

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Jul 20, 2022

Donald Trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office.

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Jul 20, 2022

There was no evidence of fraud or irregularities sufficient to change the election outcome.

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Jul 20, 2022

We the people must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. Oaths matter. Character matters. Truth matters.

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Jul 20, 2022

Donald Trump's conduct on January 6th was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our Nation.

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Jul 20, 2022

For 3 hours, he refused to call off the attack.

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