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Schiff: Russia investigation is just beginning
The Hill ^ | 6/18/17 | JULIA MANCHESTER

Posted on 06/18/2017 4:25:26 PM PDT by Libloather

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he believes the investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian election meddling is just beginning.

“We are far closer to the beginning of the investigation than we are to the end,” Schiff, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC’s Martha Raddatz on “This Week.”

Schiff also cited Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s testimony to the Senate last week, where he confirmed that the president asked him to leave the room before a conversation with former FBI Director James Comey. Comey separately testified that during the conversation, the president asked him to drop the FBI probe into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The Democrat added that he thinks the president knew asking Comey to drop the investigation was inappropriate.

“We don't have one ethical standard for this president and a different ethical standard for other presidents,” Schiff said.

“The president cleared the room of everyone except himself and James Comey, [and] that signifies, I think, that this president knows all too well that it was inappropriate for him to be asking the attorney general to essentially drop a criminal case against his most high-profile surrogate,” he said.

Schiff went on to say he believes there is evidence of obstruction of justice.

"The fact that the president can fire someone for good cause and can fire someone for no cause, doesn't mean he can fire someone for malicious cause," Schiff said, referring to Trump's firing of Comey.

Schiff’s comments come after a Washington Post report surfaced this week claiming that the president was under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller for obstruction of justice.

Trump said in a tweet Friday he was under investigation for firing Comey, although his legal team says he was not confirming anything.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: investigation; russia; scam; schiff
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To: Bernard Marx

One of Schiffs constituents matters more than all of them
Igor Pasternak

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41 posted on 06/18/2017 5:46:09 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: Bernard Marx

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/60z8ju/wowukrainian_arms_dealer_holding_fundraiser_for/


42 posted on 06/18/2017 5:48:36 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: RummyChick

Abc is reporting that mueller hasnt decided yet whether he will do a full blown Investigation into trump. Right now he is having preliminary discussions


43 posted on 06/18/2017 5:55:27 PM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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To: Libloather

“We don’t have one ethical standard for this president and a different ethical standard for other presidents,” Schiff said.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. What a chump.


44 posted on 06/18/2017 6:06:40 PM PDT by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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To: LS

Some possibilities:
1. Obviously, King & Schifty could be right.
2. They know it’s almost over already, and are trying to buck up the troops with more crap.
3. They “Hope” it will go on, but don’t have anything.


4. They are passing the baton to Mueller and they know he won’t issue any reports until October of 2020.


45 posted on 06/18/2017 6:09:17 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Libloather

Hard to believe he can be that ignorant. Just a typical liberal or Democrat.


46 posted on 06/18/2017 6:16:40 PM PDT by mulligan
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To: mulligan

Republicans run these committee investigations, so why are democrats setting their priorities and functions. If this keeps up republicans will lose the House and Senate in 2018. Shut these stupid investigations down now.


47 posted on 06/18/2017 7:08:43 PM PDT by spandau-guard
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To: Libloather

It really sucks that the Democrats have the majority in Congress.

...oh, wait...


48 posted on 06/18/2017 7:20:28 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Libloather

After Russia it will be China, S. Korea, S. Africa, etc.


49 posted on 06/18/2017 7:21:41 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Hack-proof tagline.)
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To: Libloather

Einstein was credited as saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Considering the intelligence of Einstein I would deem this a correct assumption. With that being said many of the opposition party can be considered insane


50 posted on 06/19/2017 4:37:55 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Libloather

Einstein was credited as saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Considering the intelligence of Einstein I would deem this a correct assumption. With that being said many of the opposition party can be considered insane


51 posted on 06/19/2017 4:38:00 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Libloather

It’s the Seinfeld Investigation.


52 posted on 06/19/2017 4:45:50 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: Libloather

If the Russians were trying to control our election,it would have been working against Trump & for Hillary. I’m sure she’d be much easier to control,so this whole thing & the direction it’s going is just a big waste of time & money & should be charged up to the Democrat party.


53 posted on 06/19/2017 6:38:08 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Libloather

Someone should ask Schiff if he is member of the KKK.

Democrats, historically, enjoy joining “lynch mobs”...


54 posted on 06/19/2017 8:21:09 AM PDT by pfony1
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To: Libloather
"...Schiff ...said on Sunday he believes the investigation ...is just beginning."

He should quit sniffing glue. What the eff, praytell, have all these investigative bodies been doing for the past year, besides spending million$ of our tax dollar$?

I've been hearing for nearly two years now that all 17 American Intelligence Agencies confirm Russian election meddling. Based on WHAT? They never told us that part.

Just beginning!!!?? You really better hope not, or you got some serious 'splainin' to do, you bug-eyed freak.

55 posted on 06/19/2017 10:56:32 PM PDT by Gargantua
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To: CGASMIA68

Yes. He must work at being a douchebag as nobody is so sleazy naturally.


56 posted on 06/20/2017 6:19:20 AM PDT by jospehm20
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