Rep. Adam Schiff: Should the Ukraine whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump proves true, impeachment may be 'the only remedy'
against President Donald Trump prove true, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday.
"I have been very reluctant to go down the path of impeachment, for the reason that I think the founders contemplated in a country that has elections every four years, that this would be an extraordinary remedy, a remedy of last resort, not first resort," the California Democrat"But if the president is essentially withholding military aid at the same time that he is trying to browbeat a foreign leader into doing something illicit that is providing dirt on his opponent during a...
His comments, following a series of reports that Trump pressed Ukrainian officials to investigate the son of 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden, appear to be the most forceful Schiff has made on impeachment.among Democrats, with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler of New York pushing for an investigation and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California arguing the House Democrats lack the votes — though the speaker ever-so-slightly adjusted her position Sunday afternoon.
Last week, Nadler's panel held what it billed as its first “impeachment hearing” to question former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, and Pelosi stressed in a private meeting that Democrats should be cautious as it decides whether to move forward. Schiff's committee plans to hear from acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire on Thursday to "make sure we get that [whistleblower] complaint," Schiff said. Maguire has, as of Sunday, refused
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