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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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May 12, 2022

We have a solemn responsibility to investigate fully the facts and circumstances of the violent attack on the United States Capitol and issues relating to the peaceful transfer of power.

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May 12, 2022

To people who were involved in discussions with the President, they were in communication with the White House staff on January 6 leading up to it some were involved in the effort to overturn the election. Some spoke at the rally before…

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May 11, 2022

Without a doubt, there will be new information and new details. We expect in these, you know, multimedia presentations that include live testimony, video, audio documentary evidence to provide a kind of important texture to this nefarious…

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May 11, 2022

These members clearly have relevant information for the committee and for the country, and they took an oath to uphold the Constitution. This is part of upholding the oath.

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May 6, 2022

I don`t care how the draft leaked. That`s a sideshow. What I care about is that a small number of conservative justices who lied about their plans to the Senate, intend to deprive millions of women of reproductive care. Codifying Roe isn`t…

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May 6, 2022

codifying Roe isn’t enough, we must expand the court.

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Apr 28, 2022

It`ll be presented in the context that there were multiple lines of effort involving multiple players at the highest levels of our government to overturn the election. There is ample evidence of criminality, including criminality of the…

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Apr 27, 2022

It's more likely than not that Donald Trump was involved in crime to steal the election.

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Apr 27, 2022

We take oath of office to defend the Constitution. How can you meet that oath if you're essentially trying to overturn an election?

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Apr 27, 2022

We want to bring them all in, and obviously I think Mr. Giuliani is a person who have a great deal of relevant information

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Apr 26, 2022

It seems like there`s practical considerations there as well, though, the committee presumably wants to move fast and have the report out before the election in November.

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Apr 25, 2022

None of what is being revealed here is disqualifying in today’s Republican Party. The only thing that disqualifies you from today’s Republican Party is not going along with the insurrection.

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Apr 25, 2022

I do agree certainly with the judge in California, Judge Carter, that there is compelling evidence that the president of the United States and others engaged with very possible criminal activity to obstruct Congress, to defraud the United…

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Apr 25, 2022

Members of Congress had suggested that the president used martial law and overturn the election. I can’t imagine a more flagrant violation under sworn oath to defend the Constitution.

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Apr 21, 2022

It doesn`t appear that`s at all what they have in mind.

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Apr 21, 2022

These people have relevant information about the first effort in our history to stop the peaceful transfer of power. And they ought to do their duty.

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Apr 21, 2022

One of the things that this chapter of our history has revealed... power revealed Liz Cheney to be a person of great courage and conviction.

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Apr 21, 2022

Kevin McCarthy talks to his Republican colleagues after this attack on the Capitol. He acknowledges the president bears responsibility.

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Apr 21, 2022

It looks like we`re getting a real sense of what her testimony would look and sound like. And there would be a considerable failure of recollection on some very key things.

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Apr 3, 2022

The Department of Justice has a duty to act on this referral and others we have.

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Mar 30, 2022

Well, at least he`s consistent -- consistently immoral and unpatriotic, to be appealing to Putin at a time when Russia is killing Ukrainians, once again for dirt on his opponents, it just once again shocks the conscience. But look, he…

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Mar 30, 2022

I will feel, frankly, better about whether the department is doing everything it should, though, when I see signs that are looking beyond the attack of the 6th, at some of these other multiple lines of effort to overturn the election.

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Mar 30, 2022

If a federal judge is saying that there is, you know, proof that more likely than not Donald Trump engaged in a crime of trying to overturn the election and that is well substantiated by his opinion, that is a pretty sufficient basis for…

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Mar 30, 2022

It is significant. And frankly, I think it`s long overdue.

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Mar 30, 2022

But they also need to look at these multiple lines of effort to overturn the election. And they need to look at anyone who was involved, no one gets a pass, you know a former president and not someone who never held office before.

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