'You were in charge': Schiff slams Trump for blaming Capitol Riot on Democratic failure

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'You were in charge': Schiff slams Trump for blaming Capitol Riot on Democratic failure
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'What happened to the Capitol would have never happened if the people in charge did their job and looked at the intelligence,' Trump wrote.

on Monday told Republican former President Donald Trump"you were in charge" after Trump blamed the January 6 Capitol riot on Democratic failures.

"The highly partisan Unselect Committee is just a sideshow to distract America from MASSIVE failures by Biden and the," Trump wrote in a Monday evening statement, referring to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attacks. "What happened to the Capitol would have never happened if the people in charge did their job and looked at the intelligence," Trump continued."Instead of holding bad leaders accountable, the Democrats are going after innocent staffers and attacking the Constitution."

Democratic California Representative Adam Schiff has told Republican former President Donald Trump"you were in charge on January 6th" after Trump blamed Democratic failures for leading to the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. In this photo, Schiff listens during a committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 15, 2021.Trump's statement blaming the Democrats specifically named Schiff, who sits on the committee.

Schiff's committee has issued several subpoenas against former Trump officials and allies whose actions are believed to have contributed to the Capitol riot."As for your statement that the attack on the Capitol would never have happened if 'the people in charge had done their job' You do realize that you were in charge on January 6th? Right? Just checking," Schiff added.

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