Posted on 01/17/2020 12:33:43 AM PST by Libloather
Rep. Adam Schiff risks having to answer tough questions about his involvement with a White House whistleblower by serving as a prosecutor at President Trumps trial in the Senate, where senators may be able to hit him with questions about the House case.
As the trial got underway Thursday with the swearing-in of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., senators and other figures in the trial, Senate Republicans considered whether Mr. Schiffs role as a House impeachment manager could put him in the hot seat without calling him as a witness.
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Mr. Schiff, chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, then spearheaded the impeachment inquiry, repeatedly denied knowledge of the whistleblower, and worked to keep secret the whistleblowers identity during the inquiry.
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Under the Clinton rules, senators will then be able to submit written questions to the House impeachment managers and the presidents legal team through Justice Roberts.
Anything could come up. There is no limitation on subject matter from my understanding, said Sen. Mike Braun, Indiana Republican.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtontimes.com ...
What did you know
and when did you know it ?
Who did you know
and why did you protect him from scrutiny ?
Or:
Mr. Schiff, when did you stop beating your whistle blower?’
Or, Mr. Stiff, when did you stop blowing your whistler?
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