Adam Schiff is going down…
House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) on Friday sent a letter to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) requesting that the House Intelligence Committee chairman testify as part of the impeachment inquiry.
In the letter, Nunes argued that Schiff should testify in lieu of the “whistleblower,” since the “whistleblower” went to Schiff’s staff before filing his complaint and since Schiff will not let the whistleblower testify.
In his letter to Schiff, Nunes wrote:
As the American public is now aware, in August 2019, you and/or your staff met with or talked to the whistleblower who raised an issue with President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Although you claim that nothing inappropriate was discussed, the three committees deserve to hear directly from you the substance and circumstances surrounding any discussions conducted with the whistleblower, and any instructions you issued regarding those discussions. Given that you have reneged on your public commitment to let the committees interview the whistleblower directly, you are the only individual who can provide clarity as to these conversations.
Nunes noted that there is precedent: Members of Congress participated for closed-door depositions during the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
He added: “Given your championing of such an arrangement two years ago, you should have no problem with you appearing before the three committees to discuss your interaction with the whistleblower.”
The New York Times reported on October 2 that the “whistleblower” went to Schiff’s staff with his concerns about Trump’s phone call, and the “outlines” of those concerns were passed on to Schiff. The report said the “whistleblower” was instructed by staff to seek legal representation and file a whistleblower complaint with the intelligence community inspector general.
Schiff had initially denied that the “whistleblower” had ever spoken to him or his committee before he filed the complaint, and after the Times report, his staff was forced to walk back that assertion, saying that Schiff meant that he did not personally meet the “whistleblower” and that his staff did not officially interview the “whistleblower.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) put Schiff in charge of leading the impeachment inquiry for the House Democrats, after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) failed to make progress towards impeachment.
Nunes’s letter also noted that the House Intelligence Committee should not be taking the lead on the impeachment inquiry based on precedent and lack of jurisdiction over the complaint.
“However, by now the American people know your desire to see the duly-elected president removed from office outweighs your sense of responsibility to running a functioning intelligence oversight committee,” Nunes wrote.
Src: Breitbart
If Schiff does not approve of your request, all Republicans should not attend the which hunt!
Hey Bil, I agree whole heartily, if Schift won’t allow any Republican witneses to appear, the entire Republican committee should boycott the meeting. I’m a Veteran of the USAF and suggest the Republican have the courage to demand their request be met to participate in the joke of an impeachment or walk away.
‘WE THE PEOPLE’ ARE SICK AND TIRED of this charade, CRAP, GARBAGE. FIRE THE RATS and get some REAL AMERICANS in that party. OUR PRESIDENT IS THE BEST PRESIDENT EVER. THE THREE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS WERE/ARE ALL CORRUPT AND WE ALL KNOW IT ESPECIALLY BARRY’S ADMINISTRATION WHICH WAS NOTHING BUT CORRUPT AND DESTRUCTIVE TO OUR COUNTRY. STOP SPENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS ON CRAP, AND START FIXING OUR BELOVED COUNTRY INSTEAD OF DESTROYING IT!
Get him in the Hot Seat ! he needs to clarify the situation, Schiff started it , let him tell us……
Nunes, the same person who ran classified info to Trump, from one of the committees shortly after Trump was sworn in, is not the guy to bust Schiff’s chops
Schiff has clearly shown that he does not care about our CONSTITUTION, LAWS, OR THE RIGHTS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. In his secret hearing, he is proving his crookness. Any educated person knows that an accused has the right to face their accuser, and have a lawyer present to cross examine witnesses. Also, our laws clearly states second hand witness is meaningless. In order to be a witness, you have to see or hear personally. Why don’t these lying Democrats follow our laws?
Amazing! Granola Pelosi and “bug eyed” Schiff for the most part give off the persona of a deranged mental state due to their un bridled hatred for President Trump. President Trumps achievements for our Nation have been achieved despite the constant snarling, and spitting vile invective’s 24/7. by the jaded “dumbocrats and their ilk. Had the confused anti Constitution, Rule of Law, Freedom of the Individual and total support for our Elected Representative Republic supported our President, the world wide Muslim terrorist, the Russians, North Korea, Iran, Russia and China threats to world peace would now be more interested in world peace and not that of active terrorist nations continuing state of near warfare. A closed fist is mightier than a single extended finger. A single extended finger is easily broken. lee1233
SCHIFF is breaking our Constitution and Laws. Every accused is suppose to be able to face their accuser AND have a lawyer present to cross examine witnesses. Also, no second hand witness is allowed to file a complaint or testify against anyone. You are suppose to have heard or seen any crime or you can not be a witness.
This whole charade needs to be stopped and those involved in law breaking need to be punished. Trump never broke any laws and does not deserve this treatment at all.
They need to start issuing all paperwork to the nasty, lying democRATS who are continuing to push impeachment on TRUMPed charges. Bring them to the table and make them tell everything under oath and anything that deviates from their already posted comments should get them charged with perjury and immediately jailed. This is ridiculous and anything and everything they have done since taking office needs to be put out there for the whole world to see, not done behind closed doors.