Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/merrick-garland">Merrick Garland</a> testified on Wednesday that President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Joe Biden</a> never told him to indict former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>.
The denial came during a House Judiciary Committee hearing amid a line of questioning by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) about what the congressman said were &#8220;false claims&#8221; made by Trump.
Schiff, who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-will-run-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat">running for a Senate seat</a> in California, referenced <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/transcripts/full-transcript-read-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-interview-trump-rcna104778">a recent interview Trump</a> did with NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; in which the former president bemoaned how he is facing &#8220;Biden political indictments&#8221; and claimed Biden told the attorney general to indict him.
&#8220;Mr. Attorney General, I want to give you a chance to respond. Was the president telling the truth or was he lying when he said that President Biden told you to indict him?&#8221; Schiff asked.
&#8220;No one has told me to indict and in this case the decision to indict was made by the special counsel,&#8221; Garland replied.
Upon being pressed again about whether Trump made a false statement, Garland refused to directly address the point about truthfulness and again stated that he never was told to pursue any indictments.
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Garland, has secured indictments against Trump and some of his allies in two cases: one that relates to the former president&#8217;s handling of sensitive documents after leaving office and the other focused on alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Trump, who is also facing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-trumps-trial-schedule-lines-up-with-the-2024-election-calendar">two other indictments</a> in New York and Georgia, has denied any wrongdoing, pleaded not guilty to the charges he faces, and claims that politically motivated prosecutors are conducting a “witch hunt” against him.
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During the hearing on Wednesday, Garland also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/garland-testifies-he-cant-recollect-contact-with-fbi-hq-about-hunter-biden-probe">faced questions</a> about the criminal investigation into the criminal investigation of Hunter, the son of the president.
Garland insisted that he has maintained his independence and refrained from political decisions as attorney general.
&#8220;As the president himself has said — and I reaffirm today: I am not the president&#8217;s lawyer,&#8221; he said.
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Biden and Trump are both running 2024 campaigns seeking a second term in the White House.
Although a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/us/trump-pac-legal-fees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">great deal of resources</a> are being spent on helping Trump combat four criminal indictments, he remains the frontrunner for the GOP nomination contest with more than 55% support among a <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">large field of competitors</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/latest-2024-presidential-polling-trump-rises-above-biden-again">edges out Biden</a> in a hypothetical 2020 rematch, as shown in the RealClearPolitics average of polls with a little more than 400 days left before the next presidential election.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>’s nominee to a key <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Department</a> position has a history of political statements, according to a watchdog group.
According to a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/07/Taylor-Memo.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> first shared with The Daily Wire from the American Accountability Foundation, Margaret L. Taylor, Biden’s <a href="https://ourpublicservice.org/performance-measures/political-appointee-tracker/">pending</a> nominee for State Department legal adviser, has repeatedly taken partisan positions in the past, including expressing effusive praise for California Democratic Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a>.
&#8220;Margaret Taylor is a political hack who should not be anywhere near the State Department. Given her glowing praise of Adam Schiff&#8217;s unscrupulous and dishonest tactics, she has zero credibility to make sure Biden&#8217;s State Department is corruption free and in keeping with the law,” the AAF said in a statement to The Daily Wire. “Her comments raise concerns about her ability to faithfully serve in government without her political biases turning her into another Deep State partisan.&#8221;
Taylor was <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/19/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-42/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominated</a> to the position in April by Biden, but the Senate has yet to vote on her confirmation. She previously has been the general counsel for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a fellow for the Brookings Institution, and a senior editor at Lawfare.
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The AAF, a watchdog formed in 2020, combed through Taylor’s writings and podcast appearances, compiling a list of her writings and podcast appearances that suggested a political bias.
In a 2019 New York Times opinion article, Taylor <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/opinion/adam-schiff-impeachment.html#:~:text=Schiff%20is%20the%20man%20of,visits%20to%20the%20White%20House." target="_blank" rel="noopener">heaped praise</a> on Schiff, who many Republicans have criticized over his claims about Russian collusion and former President Donald Trump.
“Mr. Schiff was vocal about his desire to tell the American people, in an open and public way, exactly what happened in the 2016 election. He also signaled he would seek to address wider issues, like the intersection of the president’s foreign policies and the Trump family’s global financial interests,” she wrote. “Mr. Schiff has become the Democrats’ go-to articulator of the importance of core American values like the rule of law, election integrity, respect for human rights and anti-corruption — as well as broader foreign policy challenges like the rise of authoritarianism around the world.”
In a June 2, 2020, co-written article for Lawfare following violent riots after the death of George Floyd, Taylor <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-congress-work-together-calm-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took aim</a> at Trump and other Republican lawmakers who advocated for a stronger response to the unrest.
“With a president apparently bent on escalating tensions, the country needs a resolved legislative response. While there are plenty of members piling on divisive and escalatory rhetoric — Tom Cotton and Matt Gaetz being recent notable examples — there are nonetheless glimmers of hope for a constructive bipartisan response,” the article stated.
Prior to the 2020 election, Taylor suggested in a co-written <a href="https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/consequences-recent-court-decisions-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> for Lawfare that Biden would be more likely to follow “political norms” than President Donald Trump.
“Given another four years, and with a new electoral mandate, Trump is likely to continue to press the outer bounds of interbranch political norms. President Biden, by contrast, may have a desire to restore such norms, though he may end up supporting the demolition of a big one — the Senate filibuster rule for legislation,” she wrote.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has yet to take up her nomination.

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The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-faces-house-censure-vote-and-prospect-of-steep-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formally</a> rebuke Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) for playing up allegations of bad behavior by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> across multiple investigations into the former president.
Passed by a <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023283" target="_blank" rel="noopener">213-209 vote</a> along party lines, the resolution reprimands Schiff for &#8220;misleading the American public and for conduct unbecoming of an elected Member of the House of Representatives.&#8221;
Democrats gathered on the House floor and chanted &#8220;shame, shame&#8221; as the vote got underway. They gave Schiff a round of applause when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called him to the well for the pronouncement of the censure.
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U.S. House censures Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
House Democrats chant &quot;shame&quot; and interrupt the pronouncement of censure. <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerMcCarthy</a>: &quot;I have all night.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/VZTUVnkBBt">pic.twitter.com/VZTUVnkBBt</a>
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Schiff is now the <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/#censure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">25th member of the House</a> ever to be censured, and the third this century.
&#8220;Censure registers the House’s deep disapproval of Member misconduct that, nevertheless, does not meet the threshold for expulsion,&#8221; <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Discipline/Expulsion-Censure-Reprimand/#censure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a government history webpage</a>.
The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres521/BILLS-118hres521ih.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four-page resolution</a>, introduced by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-anna-paulina-luna-the-firebrand-conservative-who-wasnt-supposed-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Paulina Luna</a> (R-FL), accuses Schiff of abusing his position and telling falsehoods about the Russia investigation. Is also mentions issues related to the Ukraine-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Once passed, the resolution told Schiff to report to the well of the House chamber to hear the censure and called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate his conduct.
Six Republicans voted &#8220;present.&#8221; Five of them are members of the ethics panel, a C-SPAN producer observed. Luna noted that historically this is <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1671692101451407362" target="_blank" rel="noopener">typical</a> so members do not weight in on investigations sent their way. Six other members, three Democrats and three Republicans, <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023283" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did not vote</a>.
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6 House Republicans voted Present on censuring Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) 
5 are GOP members of the House Ethics Committee: Chair Michael Guest (MS), David Joyce (OH), Andrew Garbarino (NY), John Rutherford (FL) and Michelle Fischbach (MN). Ken Buck (R-CO) also voted Present.
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&#8220;I am representing the interests of those who trusted me to come here and do the right thing as well as those who have felt that their voices have been ignored and wishes disregarded,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-anna-paulina-luna-the-firebrand-conservative-who-wasnt-supposed-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luna</a> said in <a href="https://luna.house.gov/posts/breaking-rep-luna-to-bring-vote-to-the-floor-wednesday-to-censure-adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcing</a> a vote Wednesday on her resolution.
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Rep Anna Paulina Luna refiles resolution to censure Rep Adam Schiff <a href="https://t.co/onL6r8xsJc">pic.twitter.com/onL6r8xsJc</a>
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A prior version of Luna&#8217;s resolution to censure Schiff <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-rejects-schiff-censure-seeking-hefty-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was defeated</a> last week when 20 Republicans joined with a majority of Democrats to table it.  A sticking point among GOP defectors was a clause that said Schiff should be fined $16 million, which is about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/mueller-report-cost/index.html#:~:text=The%20Mueller%20investigation%20cost%20a,figures%20from%20the%20Justice%20Department." target="_blank" rel="noopener">half the cost</a> of special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s investigation into Russian election interference, if the House Ethics Committee found that he lied and abused sensitive information.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thomas-massie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Massie</a> (R-KY), one of the Republicans who voted against the censure last week, raised constitutionality concerns about the fine. The language was removed in the new version of the resolution and it managed to overcome another motion to table earlier in the day on Wednesday.
&#8220;The resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff just passed the House of Representatives _with_ the changes I insisted were needed to make it constitutional,&#8221; Massie <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1671654043981053952" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> on Wednesday after the final vote. &#8220;Thank you to everyone who stood with me and the Constitution to fix this resolution.&#8221;
Republicans have long accused Schiff, who served as chairman of the committee for four years, of being a repeat liar, particularly because he insisted there was evidence of collusion. GOP frustration with Schiff led McCarthy (R-CA) to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kick him off the intelligence panel</a> earlier in January after Republicans took over control of the House.
Schiff is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-endorses-schiff-for-senate-with-one-caveat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running for the seat</a> held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and has used the censure effort as a fundraising tool. He said he would wear the censure as a &#8220;badge of honor&#8221; and defended his comments about Trump.
&#8220;To my Republican colleagues who introduced this sham resolution: You honor me with your enmity,&#8221; Schiff said in a tweet. &#8220;You flatter me with this falsehood. Your words tell me that I have been effective in the defense of our democracy, and I am grateful.&#8221;
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To my Republican colleagues who introduced this sham resolution: You honor me with your enmity. 
You flatter me with this falsehood.
Your words tell me that I have been effective in the defense of our democracy, and I am grateful. <a href="https://t.co/ATVFDLaUYT">pic.twitter.com/ATVFDLaUYT</a>
&mdash; Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1671595167827079171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Top Democrats spoke out in support of Schiff during debate on Wednesday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered remarks in which he condemned the censure resolution as &#8220;fake, phony, and fraudulent.&#8221;

House Votes To Censure Adam Schiff

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Special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-durham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Durham</a> appeared to squeeze a zinger about Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) into his testimony as they sparred over the Russia investigation on Wednesday.
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Schiff pressed Durham on a 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump&#8217;s son, Donald Trump Jr., and a Russian lawyer, as discussed in special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/robert-mueller" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Mueller</a>&#8216;s report.
Schiff asked Durham if he was &#8220;aware&#8221; that Mueller and congressional investigations revealed the meeting was predicated on a Russian official offering the Trump campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in the 2016 presidential election.
Durham delivered a retort in which he said &#8220;People get phone calls all the time from individuals who claim to have information like that.&#8221;
Schiff then asked if Durham was saying the son of a presidential candidate &#8220;gets calls all the time from a foreign government offering dirt&#8221; on their election rival.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this is unique in your experience,&#8221; Durham quipped, a comment that elicited some chuckles in the room.
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Schiff: The son of a presidential candidate gets calls all the time from a foreign government offering dirt on their opponent, is that what you are saying? <a href="https://t.co/1R7nH8xfmC">pic.twitter.com/1R7nH8xfmC</a>
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Durham appeared to be referencing how Schiff once spoke to Russian prank callers posing as a Ukrainian politician in 2017. At the time, Schiff was the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, which was conducting its own inquiry into Russian election interference.
Schiff can be heard in audio <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-digs-up-audio-of-schiff-saying-he-would-accept-dirt-on-trump-from-ukrainian-politician-in-prank-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> he would accept their alleged evidence of &#8220;compromising material&#8221; on Trump, including nude photos, and get in touch with the FBI to look into the claims.
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When word of the call got out, a spokesperson for Schiff claimed the congressman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-russian-comedians-trick-adam-schiff-thinking-ryan-saavedra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had suspected something was amiss</a>. “Before agreeing to take the call, and immediately following it, the committee informed appropriate law-enforcement and security personnel of the conversation, and of our belief that it was probably bogus,&#8221; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/putins-game/546548/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the spokesperson told The Atlantic</a>.
Durham sat before the committee on Wednesday to testify about his report criticizing the FBI for how it opened and conducted its inquiry into alleged links between Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign and Russia. That FBI investigation was later folded into Mueller&#8217;s special counsel probe after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017.
Under continued questioning by Schiff, Durham said he was not trying to &#8220;diminish&#8221; the Trump Tower meeting. Durham said the &#8220;more complete story is that they met and it was a ruse and they didn&#8217;t talk about Mrs. Clinton.&#8221;
Durham characterized the meeting as &#8220;ill-advised&#8221; but not illegal. Schiff shot back, saying, &#8220;It is illegal to conspire to get incriminating opposition research from a hostile government that is of financial value to a campaign.&#8221;
Mueller, whose special counsel investigation ended in 2019, reported that his team did not find sufficient evidence to show a criminal conspiracy between Trump&#8217;s campaign and Russia.
Mueller <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/mueller-report-no-evidence-trump-knew-about-trump-tower-meeting-n995816" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to charge Trump Jr.</a> in connection to the Trump Tower meeting. During that meeting, according to Mueller&#8217;s report, Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and her associates <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-document.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did not provide damaging information on Clinton</a>, instead making the conversation about a Russian adoption issue.

Durham Appears To Squeeze Schiff Zinger Into Trump-Russia Probe Testimony

Durham Squeezes Schiff Zinger Into Trump-Russia Probe Testimony

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The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-faces-house-censure-vote-and-prospect-of-steep-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formally</a> rebuking Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) for playing up allegations of collusion between Russia and former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Twenty GOP lawmakers joined with a majority of Democrats in <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023269" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting 225-196</a> in favor of tabling the resolution to censure and condemn Schiff, while seven members voted &#8220;present&#8221; and five did not cast a vote.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-anna-paulina-luna-the-firebrand-conservative-who-wasnt-supposed-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Paulina Luna</a> (R-FL) brought forward the privileged resolution, meant to be fast-tracked for consideration, and referred it to the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Ethics Committee</a>. The <a href="https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hres489/BILLS-118hres489ih.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four-page resolution</a> mostly accused Schiff of abusing his position and telling falsehoods about the Russia matter, but also mentioned issues related to the Ukraine-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump.
But a sticking point among GOP holdouts appeared to be a clause that said Schiff should be fined millions of dollars if the ethics panel found that he lied and abused sensitive information. The $16 million fine it listed represents about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/mueller-report-cost/index.html#:~:text=The%20Mueller%20investigation%20cost%20a,figures%20from%20the%20Justice%20Department." target="_blank" rel="noopener">half the cost</a> of special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s investigation into Russian election interference.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/thomas-massie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thomas Massie</a> (R-KY) said Schiff acted &#8220;unethically,” but the measure was not constitutional because it would <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1668967480922972161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violate the 8th and 27th Amendments</a>. Luna <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1669011781476405249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought to clarify</a> that the financial penalty in the motion was a &#8220;suggested fine that can be paid with campaign funds, like any other fine levied by Ethics,&#8221; but that did not alleviate the concerns.
&#8220;Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted,&#8221; Massie <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1669099935965298689" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> after the vote. &#8220;Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives? Fortunately it failed.&#8221;
Republicans have long accused Schiff, who served as chairman of the committee for four years, of being a repeat liar, particularly because he insisted there was evidence of collusion. GOP frustration with Schiff led House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kick him off the intelligence panel</a> earlier in January after Republicans took over control of the House. Schiff is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-endorses-schiff-for-senate-with-one-caveat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running for the seat</a> held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
&#8220;Today’s partisan and failed attempt to censure me is a badge of honor that I will wear proudly,&#8221; Schiff <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1669086633516253185" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a tweet after the vote on Wednesday. &#8220;MAGA Republicans are going after me because I dared to hold Donald Trump accountable. These efforts to intimidate me will not succeed. I will always defend our democracy.&#8221;
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In a tweet that talked about dispelling any &#8220;confusion,&#8221; Luna said she would file a new measure to censure Schiff and send it to the House Ethics Committee. &#8220;See you next week Adam,&#8221; she said.
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Massie indicated he would support the new resolution, as long as it addressed his concerns.
&#8220;Thank you for removing the part that several of us thought was unwise and/or unconstitutional,&#8221; he said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1669119796196040708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet directed at Luna</a>. &#8220;Many of us are looking forward to voting for your better version.&#8221;

House Rejects Schiff Censure Seeking Hefty Fine

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> is expected to consider this week a measure that aims to formally rebuke and impose a hefty fine against Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) for playing up allegations of collusion between Russia and former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-anna-paulina-luna-the-firebrand-conservative-who-wasnt-supposed-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anna Paulina Luna</a> (R-FL), a Trump ally, announced on Tuesday that she expects her privileged resolution, meant to be fast-tracked for consideration, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna/status/1668668600578715650" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will likely get a vote Thursday morning</a>.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLuna</a> introduces resolution &quot;censuring and condemning Adam Schiff, Representative of California&#8230;&quot; <a href="https://t.co/0miNRsYw8h">pic.twitter.com/0miNRsYw8h</a>
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The measure seeks to have the House formally censure and condemn Schiff &#8220;for his egregious abuse of the trust of the American people,&#8221; according to Luna&#8217;s office. Schiff should also be fined $16 million, roughly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/mueller-report-cost/index.html#:~:text=The%20Mueller%20investigation%20cost%20a,figures%20from%20the%20Justice%20Department." target="_blank" rel="noopener">half the cost of</a> special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s investigation into Russian election interference, pending an investigation by the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/437" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Ethics Committee</a> if it finds he lied and abused sensitive information, Luna said.
Mueller&#8217;s inquiry explored alleged links between the Russian government and Trump&#8217;s 2016 campaign, but ultimately did not find a criminal conspiracy. Luna&#8217;s resolution mostly accuses Schiff of telling falsehoods about the Russia matter, but does also mention issues related to the Ukraine-focused impeachment inquiry against Trump.
“It is the obligation of House Leadership to back up this motion for the American people and hold this feckless man accountable,” Luna said in a statement.
Republicans have long accused Schiff, who served as chairman of the committee for four years, of being a repeat liar, particularly because he insisted there was evidence of collusion. GOP frustration with Schiff led House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kick him off the intelligence panel</a> earlier in January after Republicans took over control of the House. In addition to her censure motion, Luna has pushed to <a href="https://twitter.com/realannapaulina/status/1658973025096613888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel Schiff</a>, though that effort has not succeeded.
A leading House Democrat said a <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1668682575043342338/retweets/with_comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">procedural vote</a> on the censure resolution would likely take place on Wednesday, while House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said he supports the measure and is working with Luna on the &#8220;best timing&#8221; to bring it to the House floor to help it pass.
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I support <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLuna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLuna</a>’s resolution to censure Adam Schiff, and I’m working with her on the best timing to bring it to the House Floor to help it pass.
&mdash; Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1668703080194494464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Schiff, who is now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-endorses-schiff-for-senate-with-one-caveat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running for the seat</a> held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), issued a defiant tweet from his campaign account, making reference to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-turns-himself-in-to-authorities-at-miami-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump&#8217;s indictment</a> in a federal documents case.
&#8220;Rep. Anna Paulina Luna just walked off the House floor — after she read the resolution to censure and fine me $16 million. The vote will be in the next 48 hours to distract from Trump’s indictment and retaliate against me for impeaching him. But I’m not backing down,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchiff/status/1668677216509771776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schiff said</a>. He also shared a link to a fundraising page.

Adam Schiff Faces House Censure Vote And Prospect Of Steep Fine

A university researcher felt threatened when pressed by a staffer to Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) and a Democrat senator seeking help to suss out alleged links between former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> and Russia, special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-durham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Durham</a> revealed this week.
According to Durham&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/durham-report-makes-sobering-findings-about-fbis-handling-of-trump-russia-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, which the Justice Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-john-durhams-years-long-investigation-into-trump-russia-collusion-investigators-is-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released on Monday</a>, the researcher recalled traveling to Capitol Hill with a colleague in November 2018 to discuss a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) cybersecurity program with Senate Armed Services Committee staffers. Afterward, the pair agreed to talk with staffers of the House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence (HPSCI) after a staffer for Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), then the ranking member of the armed services panel, mentioned their interest in meeting.
In a &#8220;secure&#8221; room, a HPSCI staff member presented a news article about &#8220;Trump, Russia, and Alfa Bank,&#8221; the researcher recounted. This article appears to have focused on internet data that <a href="https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1330913065609670658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hillary Clinton&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign</a> used to fuel speculation about an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/should-be-held-fully-accountable-republicans-hammer-clinton-for-peddling-false-russia-collusion-claims" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unfounded secret backchannel</a> between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa Bank.
The HPSCI staffers said they wanted the university&#8217;s help looking into the matter, but the researcher told Durham&#8217;s team that he responded by saying it would be inappropriate for a public university — which in this case <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/schiff-aide-threatened-researchers-who-refused-to-investigate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appears to be Georgia Tech University</a> — to do that and he suggested they contact DARPA. That&#8217;s when the Reed staffer said, &#8220;We are now in charge,&#8221; and &#8220;one of the HPSCI staffers said that their boss (Congressman Adam Schiff) would soon take over&#8221; HPSCI leadership, per the report. The researcher, identified as &#8220;University-I Researcher-3,&#8221; &#8220;took the comment as a mild threat,&#8221; Durham&#8217;s report added.
Durham wrote that his team &#8220;considered&#8221; whether these activities might be relevant to a prosecution for contract fraud or abuse of government resources. The Daily Wire reached out to Schiff&#8217;s and Reed&#8217;s offices for comment.
The researcher said he &#8220;dragged&#8221; his colleague out of the meeting and offered a warning. &#8220;Don&#8217;t touch this with a ten foot pole, stay away from this,&#8221; the researcher recalled saying. But, as it turned out, the second researcher had been part of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-bigger-than-watergate-everything-we-know-about-the-clinton-spying-operation-against-donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an effort to mine internet data</a> to conduct opposition research attempting to link Trump to Russia, the special counsel&#8217;s report noted. Alleged details about this effort, linked to tech executive Rodney Joffe, were laid bare during Durham&#8217;s prosecution of former Clinton campaign Michael Sussmann, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jury-clears-former-clinton-attorney-michael-sussmann-of-lying-to-fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquitted last year by a D.C. jury</a> on a charge of lying to the FBI.
The first researcher told Durham&#8217;s team he did not recall his colleague mentioning the work he had already done at the university regarding the Alfa Bank allegations. The first researcher also told Durham&#8217;s team that he informed a DARPA program manager of the request from the HPSCI staffers, including &#8220;his objections to the nature of the request.&#8221;
The report says when the DARPA manager spoke with Durham&#8217;s team he &#8220;denied learning of the Alfa Bank allegations other than through media reports&#8221; and &#8220;maintained that he was unaware of any role that University-I personnel played in the Alfa Bank allegations.&#8221;
The special counsel made a number of referrals, including one to the Defense Department&#8217;s inspector general involving a matter that &#8220;involved the execution of a contract between DARPA and the Georgia Institute of Technology,&#8221; Durham&#8217;s report said.
At the time of the meeting, as reported by Durham, Schiff would have still been the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee. He later became chairman, a perch from which he often insisted there was evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. After Republicans won control of the House in 2022, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">booted Schiff from the panel</a> over accusations that Schiff lied about investigations related to Trump. Schiff is now running for Senate.
In response to Durham&#8217;s report, which heavily criticized the FBI&#8217;s Trump-Russia probe, Schiff has defended the bureau&#8217;s work and argued the special counsel&#8217;s inquiry was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flawed-from-the-start-adam-schiff-doubles-down-says-durham-investigation-was-political" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;flawed&#8221; from the start.</a>

Rep. Adam Schiff

Durham Finds Researcher Felt Threatened By Schiff Staffer

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) doubled down on Tuesday, calling the just-concluded <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/durham-report-makes-sobering-findings-about-fbis-handling-of-trump-russia-probe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Durham investigation</a> &#8220;flawed from the start&#8221; and claiming that it had only begun on the political whim of former President Donald Trump.
Schiff made his assessment during an appearance on MSNBC, telling anchor Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell that special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-dissects-durhams-report-absolute-madness-doj-needs-to-put-some-heads-on-pikes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Durham&#8217;s report</a> had not led to any indictments — much less convictions – which he said was proof that the four years of investigation had netted nothing.
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The Durham investigation was flawed from the start.
It began for a political purpose &#8211; to satisfy Trump. It resulted in two spectacular failures at trial. And ended with nothing to show for four years of effort.
Bottom line: FBI had a good reason to investigate &#8211; Durham didn’t. <a href="https://t.co/kK8sBddGVf">pic.twitter.com/kK8sBddGVf</a>
&mdash; Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1658576613657780224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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O&#8217;Donnell set <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flashback-schiff-claimed-damning-evidence-of-trump-russia-collusion-it-was-democrat-hoax-durham-report-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schiff</a> up with his initial question, saying that the Durham investigation had ended &#8220;with a new report about nothing.&#8221;
Schiff readily agreed, saying, &#8220;This is an investigation that started in a flawed manner, it was conducted in a flawed manner, and its conclusion is a flawed conclusion. It began in a flawed way because this was the result of Donald Trump badgering Bill Barr to investigate the investigators.&#8221;
Schiff went on to say that the only reason Durham was even brought in to investigate was Trump&#8217;s insistence that he was the focus of a political &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221; And despite Durham&#8217;s findings indicating a number of departures from proper procedure on behalf of the FBI – and even the bureau&#8217;s own subsequent admission that mistakes had been made with regard to Crossfire Hurricane&#8217;s inception — Schiff insisted that the Mueller investigation had been rooted in a real crime and was therefore begun with just cause.
The &#8220;bottom line,&#8221; according to Schiff, was that the FBI &#8220;had a good reason to investigate Trump&#8221; whereas &#8220;Durham did not&#8221; have a good reason to investigate the FBI.
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Schiff did not go into detail regarding what that &#8220;good reason&#8221; was — and O&#8217;Donnell did not press him on the matter. O&#8217;Donnell also did not bring up the numerous occasions when Schiff had claimed to have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-adam-schiff-knew-russiagate-would-go-nowhere-pursued-trump-russia-connection-anyway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">direct evidence</a> that Trump had colluded with Russia – evidence that Mueller did not find during the course of his investigation, and evidence that Schiff has yet to reveal publicly.

House Judiciary Committee Examines The Situation At The Southern Border

‘Flawed From The Start’: Adam Schiff Doubles Down, Says Durham Investigation Was Political

Adam Schiff Doubles Down, Says Durham Investigation Was Political

Crossfire Hurricane

Special counsel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-durham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Durham</a>’s <a href="https://www.justice.gov/storage/durhamreport.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> on the Department of Justice’s conspiracy-fueled investigation into alleged Trump-Russia collusion again raises questions about Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) and the extent to which he may have knowingly misled the American people.
Schiff prosecuted former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> in the court of public opinion for years while the congressman served as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. In 2017, Schiff was the committee&#8217;s ranking member and privy to classified information not released to the public. He claimed that the evidence against Trump was “damning.”
“We continue to fill in all of the missing pieces, but we do know this: the Russians offered help, the campaign accepted help, the Russians gave help, and the president made full use of that help. And that is pretty damning whether it is proof beyond a reasonable doubt of conspiracy or not,” Schiff <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/12/10/adam-schiff-russian-collusion-damning-sot-sotu.cnn">said</a> during a December 2017 appearance on CNN.
The California Democrat lectured the then-president on the importance of integrity and honesty in public office.
“The president believes this investigation is an attempt to undermine his legitimacy or credibility. It is not,” Schiff <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155367166089384" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in March 2017. “When a president of the United States makes claims that are proved baseless, it weakens the presidency and undermines our security and standing in the world.”
“Cherish the trust and hope that was placed in you by virtue of your office by never again advancing claims that you know — or should know — are simply not true,” Schiff said.
After a four year investigation, Durham has debunked Schiff’s claims, stating that the FBI opened up the investigation into Trump, code-named Crossfire Hurricane, “during the presidential election season based on raw, unanalyzed, and uncorroborated intelligence.” The FBI’s treatment of Trump differed starkly from its treatment of the Clinton campaign, according to Durham.
“Unlike the FBI&#8217;s opening of a full investigation of unknown members of the Trump campaign based on raw, uncorroborated information, in this separate matter involving a purported Clinton campaign plan, the FBI never opened any type of inquiry, issued any taskings, employed any analytical personnel, or produced any analytical products in connection with the information,” Durham’s report says.
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The FBI’s investigation rested significantly on “investigative leads provided or funded (directly or indirectly) by Trump&#8217;s political opponents,” which the bureau pursued without “adequately examin[ing] or question[ing] these materials and the motivations of those providing them,” the report says.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ended Schiff’s stint on the intelligence committee earlier this year.
“Integrity matters,” McCarthy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf2jNhdiLMk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in January, adding that Schiff used his position on the committee to lie to the American public “again and again.”

FLASHBACK: Schiff Claimed ‘Damning’ Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion. It Was Democrat Hoax, Durham Report Shows

Scandals

Actor Ben Savage has announced a run for Congress in California — and now his former &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/guest-star-confronts-boy-meets-world-cast-with-awkward-moment-that-bothered-him-for-30-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boy Meets World</a>&#8221; cast mates have revealed what they think about his political future.
During last <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-meets-world/id1629908611?i=1000607643948" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wednesday&#8217;s episode</a> of the &#8220;Pod Meets World&#8221; podcast, actors Will Friedle, Rider Strong, and Danielle Fishel began with a discussion about an episode of the 90s hit in which Cory Mathews (Savage&#8217;s character) ran for class president. That discussion quickly dovetailed into the most recent example of life imitating art — and Savage&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boy-meets-world-star-ben-savage-announces-bid-to-replace-adam-schiff-in-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">congressional campaign</a>.
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Fishel, who played Savage&#8217;s onscreen love interest Topanga Lawrence, moderated the discussion and posed the question first to Friedle, who had played the role of Savage&#8217;s older brother Eric.
&#8220;Will, what would you like to say about Ben Savage running for Congress?&#8221; she asked.
Friedle made it clear that it wasn&#8217;t a topic up for discussion — and not for reasons having anything to do with Savage.
&#8220;I will say what I say any time anybody asks me to publicly speak about politics, which is I do not publicly speak about politics. It&#8217;s just the way I was raised; you don&#8217;t talk about politics, you don&#8217;t talk about your sex life, you don&#8217;t talk about how much money you make, you just don&#8217;t,&#8221; Friedle explained. &#8220;I do all my talking in the voting booth and I have since I was 18. And that is my answer.&#8221;
Strong also declined to make an endorsement, saying that while he understood the public&#8217;s fascination, he wasn&#8217;t ready to endorse a political candidate based on the fact that they worked together as teens. He went on to say that, unless things had changed, they might not agree on the issues anyway.
&#8220;When we were younger, Ben and I basically didn&#8217;t agree on much politically. We often found ourselves on exact opposite sides of almost every issue. Now, the important thing to state is that we were teenagers and it was 1993 through 2000, so maybe a lot has changed,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to endorse Ben simply because I had the same job as him when I was a teenager.&#8221;
Fishel pointed out that she couldn&#8217;t vote for Savage even if she wanted to because she lived in a different district. That said, she added, &#8220;I think it is very important to figure out what our individual priorities are &#8230; and you look for those things that mean the most to you, and try to find a leader that aligns with your values as closely as possible and then you support that person.&#8221;
Savage, if elected, would replace Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) — who has, in turn, announced his bid for retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein&#8217;s seat.

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‘Boy Meets Congress’: Ben Savage’s Former Castmates Weigh In On His Campaign

Ben Savage's Former 'Boy Meets World' Castmates Weigh In On His Campaign

California

Celebrities

Television

&#8220;Boy Meets World&#8221; star Ben Savage formally announced on Monday a 2024 campaign to replace Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA), who is running for Senate.
&#8220;Together, we can do better,&#8221; Savage <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdLSsBpeLg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=84ac18ba-377b-4a66-80af-6d9e95c861cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post to Instagram</a>. &#8220;I am a proud Californian, union member and longtime resident of District 30 who comes from a family of unwavering service to our country and community. I firmly believe in standing up for what is right, ensuring equality and expanding opportunities for all.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative and compassionate solutions to our country’s most pressing issues,&#8221; Savage continued.
&#8220;And it’s time for new and passionate leaders who can help move our country forward. Leaders who want to see the government operating at maximum capacity, unhindered by political divisions and special interests.&#8221;
Savage <a href="https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00831578/1677064" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed paperwork</a> to run as a Democrat in California&#8217;s 30th Congressional District, which reaches from West Hollywood to Pasadena, in January. He joins several other Democrats who have entered the race, including California Assemblymember Laura Friedman, former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, and Maebe A. Girl, a drag queen <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/californian-runs-first-transgender-nonbinary-house-member-rcna41763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seeking to become</a> the first transgender, &#8220;non-binary&#8221; member of Congress.
The candidates are jumping into the House contest as Schiff sets his focus on the Senate. In particular, he is running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who says she is not <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seeking re-election in 2024</a> after three decades in the seat.
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Savage, who is the younger brother of Fred Savage of &#8220;Wonder Years&#8221; fame, became a child acting star himself in the ABC sitcom &#8220;Boy Meets World,&#8221; which ran from 1993 to 2000. He also appeared in the Disney Channel sequel &#8220;Girl Meets World,&#8221; which aired from 2014 to 2017.
Savage <a href="https://savageforcongress.com/meetben" target="_blank" rel="noopener">graduated from Stanford University</a> with a degree in political science and ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the West Hollywood City Council last year.

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‘Boy Meets World’ Star Ben Savage Announces Bid To Replace Adam Schiff In Congress

'Boy Meets World' Star Ben Savage Announces Bid To Replace Adam Schiff In Congress

2024 Election

Dianne Feinstein

Elections

Hollywood

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) endorsed Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff</a> (D-CA) for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> if Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA) chooses not to seek re-election in 2024.
The longtime Democratic leader chose Schiff over Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/embattled-democrat-announces-bid-for-senate-seat-dianne-feinstein-hasnt-vacated" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who announced a Senate campaign last month</a>, and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), who is widely expected to join the race.
If Feinstein decides not to run, &#8220;I will be supporting House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff, who knows well the nexus between a strong democracy and a strong economy,&#8221; <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/mmcauliff/status/1621134549416611840" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pelosi said in a statement Thursday</a>. &#8220;In his service in the House, he has focused on strengthening our democracy with justice and on building an economy that works for all.&#8221;
Local media <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/pelosi-adam-schiff-senate-17758147.php">described</a> the development as &#8220;the strongest sign yet that Feinstein will not seek re-election.&#8221;
<a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/mmcauliff/status/1621144105647771650" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a statement of his own</a>, Schiff said he is &#8220;honored to have earned&#8221; Pelosi&#8217;s support. He said after Pelosi made clear her stance, 20 current and former members of the California delegation also endorsed his campaign for Senate.
Schiff, whose district includes parts of Los Angeles County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adam-schiff-will-run-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced his campaign</a> for Senate two days after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-formally-kicks-schiff-and-swalwell-from-house-intel-integrity-matters-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removed him from the House Intelligence Committee</a> over accusations of repeated lying. Schiff called the move &#8220;petty, political payback&#8221; for his participation in investigations into former President Donald Trump.
Pelosi said the United States is at a &#8220;crossroads&#8221; leading up to the 2024 election, casting the Democrats as the defenders of democracy and freedom while characterizing Republicans as being beholden to special interests.
“Ever since I supported Adam in his race for Congress in 2000, I have known his commitment to putting the American Dream in place for everyone,” Pelosi said in her statement first <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/pelosi-adam-schiff-senate-17758147.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">given to the San Francisco Chronicle</a>. “Coming from a family of immigrants, Adam has dedicated his life to public service. Every time I have asked Adam to take on the tough fight against extremist forces, he has responded with integrity, strength and success.”
Feinstein has not yet shared whether she will seek another term. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/feinstein-keeps-everyone-guessing-by-waiting-on-2024-senate-decision" target="_blank" rel="noopener">She told Bloomberg News</a> late last month she would share her plans &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feinstein-contradicts-herself-on-timing-of-2024-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the spring sometime.</a>&#8221;
At the age of 89, Feinstein is the Senate&#8217;s oldest member, and in recent years her colleagues have raised <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/04/14/lawmakers-say-dianne-feinsteins-mental-fitness-rapidly-worsening-report-claims/?sh=3d561a830b80" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concerns about her mental fitness</a>. She raised less than $600 in the last three months and has under $10,000 in her campaign account, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3839838-feinstein-raises-600-with-less-than-10k-in-funds-amid-senate-2024-speculation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill reported Wednesday</a>.
In her statement, Pelosi praised Feinstein as an &#8220;iconic&#8221; senator with a &#8220;remarkable legislative record.&#8221; Feinstein &#8220;has my whole-hearted support&#8221; if she does decide to run for re-election, Pelosi added.

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