Adam Schiff

House managers are not afraid of the evidence, whatever it may be. We want an open process designed to get to the truth no matter whether it helps or hurts our case.

The defendant doesn't get to decide who the prosecution calls as a witness.

There's a reason why we are here from five till midnight. That's because they don't want the American people to see what's going on here. They're hoping people are asleep.

The public should see that supplemental testimony as well.

This amendment does not in any way limit the evidence the president may introduced during his trial. He should be able to defend himself against the charges against him as every defendant has the right to do around the country.

The resolution would allow the president to cherry pick documents he has refused to produce to the House and attempt to admit them into evidence here. That would enable the president to use his obstruction not only as a shield to his…

This President believes he is above the law, beyond accountability. And, in my view, there is nothing more dangerous than an unethical President who believes they are above the law.

For this President, they're going to destroy what America stands for in the world? They're going to countenance, holding up aid, or meetings, or whatever, to get help in the next election campaign? They're going to normalize that…

What made this a necessity for me, and so many of my colleagues, is that if the President believes that he can abuse his Office, the power of that Office, he can fail to defend our national security, and there is no accountability, even if…

A fair trial in the Senate cannot take place without them.

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

I think, when the history of this time is written, it will record that, when my colleagues found that they lacked the courage to stand up to this unethical President, they consoled themselves by attacking those who did. Madam Speaker, I…

It is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Brown). {time} 1815

I didn't think I would have to do another fact-check so quickly, but, of course, there was no preapproved witness list. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).

Just a quick fact-check before I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim that no Republican witnesses were allowed to testify. That is, of course, not correct. In the Intelligence…

I am happy to remind my colleagues of Ambassador Sondland's testimony. He posed the question: Was there a quid pro quo? The answer is yes. When he was asked about a quid pro quo involving the military aid, he said it was as clear as two…

Very quickly, my colleagues have made repeated reference to some secret proceedings in some secret star chamber. This is apparently what they call depositions. I remind my colleagues that, when they were in the majority, they conducted…

I would just remind my colleagues that Ambassador Volker said that the attacks on Joe Biden were meritless, and he tried to persuade Mr. Giuliani that there was no factual support for them. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman…

No one is here because we want to do this. We are here because we have no choice.

We are here because we have no choice. We are not acting out of hate; we are acting out of love of our country and love of our democracy.

We have a responsibility to hold the President accountable, and I plan on doing my constitutional duty.

President Trump used his office to serve himself, to serve his private benefit and by doing so, he jeopardized America's national security interests.

We must approve these Articles of Impeachment so we can make it clear that nobody in this country... is above the law.

So I hope we can get it finished today, pass these two articles, and do what is important to protect our democracy, support our oath, abide by our oath, support the Constitution, and support our national security, all of which have been…

Think about John Bolton. Fiona Hill testified that Bolton told her to notify NSC counsel about the rogue effort.