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Schiff and Swalwell Went All in on the Dubious Russia Bounty Story

April 17, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, two Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, hyped reports last year that the Russian government paid bounties to kill American soldiers, an allegation that the Biden administration now says is based on inconclusive intelligence.

Schiff and Swalwell, along with other Democrats, used reports of the alleged bounty payments to accuse President Donald Trump of turning a blind eye to Russian aggression against the U.S.

Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence panel, accused Trump and other Republicans of refusing to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin over the alleged bounties. In a tweet on Aug. 27, Schiff said that their silence put U.S. troops “in danger.”

‘Schiff Caves’: House Intel Chairman Will Release Russia Probe Transcripts

May 7, 2020May 6, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Rep. Adam Schiff said Wednesday he will soon release dozens of transcripts from the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, ending a lengthy partisan standoff over publication of the documents.

Commentary: Failure of the Democrats’ Bloodless Assassination Attempt

February 1, 2020January 31, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

This most absurd and irresponsible of all assaults on the presidency in America’s rich history of low political chicanery is now down to a desperate gamble by the Democrats.

US Senate Resumes Questioning in Trump Impeachment Trial

January 31, 2020January 30, 2020 Admin

The U.S. Senate on Thursday held a final day of questioning President Donald Trump’s defense team and the House lawmakers prosecuting his impeachment case, as a decision looms about allowing witnesses.

Commentary: Shut Down This Tiring Farce

January 29, 2020January 28, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The next step in the impeachment of the president needs to be considered in both its legal and political aspects.

Adam Schiff Reportedly Released False Information in Ukraine Probe

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Rep. Adam Schiff released inaccurate information last week regarding a text message between Rudy Giuliani and a former associate concerning Ukraine-related matters, according to a news report.

Commentary: The 2019 Lump of Coal Awards

December 25, 2019December 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

It’s a good thing President Trump is making big, beautiful coal great again because Jolly Old St. Nick is going to need an ample supply this Christmas Eve. (See 2016, 2017, and 2018 for comparable supply-and-demand needs.)

Adam Schiff Says He Has No Sympathy for Carter Page, Doesn’t Regret Writing Memo Defending FBI

December 24, 2019December 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Rep. Adam Schiff said in an interview aired Friday that he has no sympathy for Carter Page, and that he also has no regrets about writing in a memo released in 2018 that the FBI did not abuse the foreign surveillance process in order to spy on the former Trump campaign aide.

Analysis: IG’s FISA Report Undercuts ‘Schiff Memo,’ Which Defended FBI and Steele Dossier

December 11, 2019December 10, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Justice Department inspector general’s report undercut many of the claims in a memo that Rep. Adam Schiff released in February 2018 defending the FBI and the Steele dossier, according to an analysis by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Commentary: Pelosi and Schiff Conduct Warrantless Surveillance on Nunes, Solomon, Sekulow and Giuliani

December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

It appears that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) managed to get AT&T and Verizon to cooperate with a Congressional subpoena to provide phone records of President Donald Trump’s personal attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking member of the committee for Republicans, and journalist John Solomon.

Schiff Shifts Toward Witness Intimidation Charge Against Trump

November 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff accused President Donald Trump of witness intimidation over a tweet he published during the testimony of former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch during her congressional testimony Friday, signaling that Democrats could use the charge in their push to impeach the president.

Schiff Warns GOP: Name Whistleblower in Public Hearings, and Face Possible Ethics Probe

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Rep. Adam Schiff suggested on Monday that any lawmaker who identifies the alleged Trump whistleblower during public congressional hearings could be subject to a House ethics investigation.

Nunes Formally Calls on Adam Schiff to Testify as Part of Impeachment ‘Show Trial’

November 10, 2019November 9, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes on Friday formally called on House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to testify about his or his aides’ contacts with the Trump whistleblower as part of what he’s calling the impeachment “show trial” against President Donald Trump.

Jim Jordan Addresses Rumor He May Be Temporarily Added to the House Intel Committee to Push Back on Impeachment

November 7, 2019January 2, 2020 Beth Lear

During an interview with Fox & Friends Tuesday morning, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) made big news when he was asked whether he was going to be added to the House Intelligence Committee. Jordan, who is currently on House Oversight, responded, “We’ll see. That’s a call for Leader McCarthy. If Kevin and ranking member Nunes want that to happen, I just want to help our team.”

Rep. Tom Emmer Slams Democrats for Conducting Inquiry ‘Behind Closed Doors’ and ‘Out of View of Any American’

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN-06), chair of the Republican National Congressional Committee, said the House impeachment resolution “doesn’t change a thing” when it comes to the transparency of the process.

Commentary: The Impeachment Schiff Show

November 2, 2019November 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

After preparing a failed bill of particulars against the president—Russian election collusion, porn star payoffs, income tax evasion, obstruction of justice, the Emoluments Clause, the 25th Amendment, the Charlottesville rally, the two Michaels (Avenatti and Cohen), Deutsche Bank, Alfa-Bank, and Orange Man Bad—Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) finally has Trump dead-to-rights: A quid pro quo without the quid, the pro, or the quo.

Commentary: How The Establishment Media Is Helping Schiff Promote Impeachment

October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Our friends at the Media Research Center (MRC) have just released a study that sheds a great deal of light on how the establishment media is shaping the narrative behind the Democrat push to impeach President Trump.

Republicans Call Out Schiff for Flip-Flopping on Whistleblower Testimony

October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The top Republicans on three congressional committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump called out Rep. Adam Schiff Wednesday for reversing course on calling a CIA whistleblower to testify before Congress, according to a letter the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained.

Reminder: Schiff Reportedly Hired Two of Trump’s NSC Staffers

October 12, 2019January 2, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

President Donald Trump accused Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff in February of “stealing” away people who had worked in the White House at its National Security Council by hiring them.

Report: House Democrats Weigh Masking Whistleblower’s Identity, Disguising Voice During Interviews

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and other Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are considering masking the identity of the Trump whistleblower during any potential interview out of what they say are concerns that Republicans will leak the identity of the individual.

Schiff Acted Like He Didn’t Know What Was in Whistleblower Complaint; a NYT Report Suggests He Did

October 3, 2019October 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

In the days leading up to last week’s release of a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff implied that he was unaware of the substance of the allegations in the document, which centered on Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president.

Democrats Move to Make Gun Makers Liable for Gun Crimes

June 13, 2019June 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Whitney Tipton Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday to hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes committed with their products. The measure, introduced in both the House and Senate, seeks to repeal legislation passed in 2005 that enacted litigation protections for the gun industry, National Public Radio (NPR) reported. “Responsible…

House Intelligence Committee to Hold Hearing on Mueller Probe

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross The House Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing next Wednesday about the “counterintelligence implications” of the special counsel’s investigation. Two former FBI national security officials, Stephanie Douglas and Robert Anderson, will testify at the hearing, which is entitled “Lessons from the Mueller Report: Counterintelligence Implications of…

Schiff: AG Barr Is ‘Second Most Dangerous Man in the Country’

June 5, 2019June 4, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Tuesday called Attorney General William Barr “the second most dangerous man in the country,” seemingly after President Donald Trump. “We find ourselves, I think, for the first time with an attorney general who really is the president’s defense lawyer…

House Intel, DOJ Strike Deal Over Counterintelligence Documents

May 23, 2019May 22, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross The House Intelligence Committee struck a deal late Tuesday with the Justice Department to avoid a subpoena fight over classified documents related to the Mueller probe. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the panel, said that the Justice Department has agreed to turn over twelve…

Commentary: End Times for the Collusion Cult?

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Thaddeus G. McCotter Long have we dwelt upon how many of those who eschew revealed religion, instead have turned and clung to the left-wing’s regressive “civil religion.” Among these secular believers, one of the fastest growing sects was the Russian Collusion Cult. As with the overarching intellectual fraud,…

Commentary: Adam Schiff Is the Media’s Pin-Up Doll

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Julie Kelly There are times that even The Onion—the popular satirical newspaper—can’t compete with the outlandish coverage produced by allegedly legitimate news publications. Newsweek magazine’s front-cover swoon over Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week is one such example. The interview portrays Schiff as a warrior-martyr, fighting the evil…

Jim Jordan Explains Why Certain Sections of Mueller Report Must Be Redacted

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Nick Givas Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio explained why certain sections of the Mueller report must be redacted and said Congress has a duty to protect classified material. “You’ve got the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, saying ‘Go ahead and make public classified information,’ and…

Trump Calls for Adam Schiff’s Forced Resignation

March 29, 2019March 28, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Evie Fordham President Donald Trump called for the forced resignation of Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top House Intelligence Committee member, as Schiff continues to claim there is compelling evidence that Trump colluded with Russian interests during the 2016 presidential election. “Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two…

Adam Schiff Says House Intelligence Committee Is Willing to Subpoena Mueller

March 24, 2019March 23, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chris White House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said Friday that his committee might subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller to get a fuller understanding about the details of his report. “If necessary, we will call Bob Mueller or others before our committee,” Schiff told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer,…

Adam Schiff Expands House Intel’s Trump Investigation

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday revealed a sweeping plan to investigate President Donald Trump, including whether foreign actors have leverage over the Republican, his family or associates. Schiff laid out five areas the Democrat-controlled committee plans to investigate. The California Democrat made the…

New Evidence Refutes Adam Schiff’s Theory About Trump Tower Meeting

February 2, 2019February 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross The Senate Intelligence Committee obtained phone records showing Donald Trump Jr. did not speak with his father from a blocked telephone number in the days before the infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016. The finding, first reported by CNN, undercuts Democrats’ theory Trump Jr. might…

Bruce Ohr Testimony Undercuts Adam Schiff’s Defense of FBI

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross Justice Department official Bruce Ohr’s testimony about his meetings with FBI officials regarding dossier author Christopher Steele severely undercuts claims made in 2018 by California Rep. Adam Schiff and his fellow Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee. Ohr told lawmakers Aug. 28, 2018, he briefed top…

Schiff Will Subpoena Mueller Report if White House Tries to Block its Release

December 25, 2018 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chuck Ross California Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday that he is prepared to subpoena a report from the special counsel’s Russia investigation should the White House try to block its release. “At the end of the day, this is just — this case is just too important to…

Democrat Adam Schiff is Writing a Spy Movie Script

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Evie Fordham Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff is working on a “spy drama” screenplay, although it’s unclear how much time he’ll have to devote to the project as the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee. “It’s a spy drama,” he told Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker…

Commentary: Adam Schiff Twists in an Idiot Wind

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Admin

by Thaddeus G. McCotter One of the carnival barkers of the Russiagate lie and media darling, U.S. Representative Adam “Pathfinder” Schiff (D-Calif.) is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a saner age, the press would have pilloried the Pathfinder and his own party would…

Commentary: The Transitive Property Explains Democrats’ Covert Self-Sabotage Mission

September 15, 2018September 13, 2018 Admin

Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Donald Trump

by Jeffery Rendall It’s human nature…try thinking of a sporting event where you’re supposed to root for one side but secretly hoped the opposing team prevailed on the scoreboard. Or if you’ve watched those super hero movies, did you ever wish the bad guy won in the end? We’re…