Posted on 11/09/2021 5:59:01 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Joining The View as a guest host on Tuesday, former State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus confronted Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) over his actions to further the lies contained in the Steele Dossier and he didn't do well trying to explain why his advancement of Russian disinformation is different from what he accuses others of doing.
"You've been really prolific over the past few years being the head of the Intel Committee," Ortagus noted, "and you defended, promoted, you even read into the Congressional Record the Steele Dossier — and we know last week the main source of the dossier was indicted by the FBI for lying about most of the key claims in that dossier."
Due to the recent revelations that confirmed what most already thought about the origins and credibility of the dossier, Ortagus asked Schiff: "Do you have any reflections on your role in promoting this to the American people?"
As Glenn Greenwald pointed out, Ortagus' question was the toughest Schiff has received for his role in perpetuating literal fake news.
"Whoever lied to the FBI or lied to Cristopher Steele should be prosecuted," said Schiff. "If people lied to the FBI they should go to jail," he said without accepting any responsibility for pushing and defending the dossier.
"At the beginning of the Russia investigation, I said that any allegations should be investigated," Schiff continued. "We couldn't have known for example people were lying to Cristopher Steele so it was proper to investigate them."
Schiff attempted to say that the investigation into the Steele Dossier was worthwhile because it revealed other contacts between former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Russian individuals...
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Yesterday I said that I could easily see him looking for a
teaching job with young children in his future.
We’re on the same page.
Ortagus may be easy on the eyes, but she was a scumbag who lied her mouth off with state department propaganda during her time there.
They are all equally scummy as far as I’m concerned.
He survived scrutiny from having his best donor getting caught with two corpses in his apartment...Schiff No doubt believes he can escape scrutiny on this too. The best asset a crooked Democrat has is an ignorant but devoted base.
Puss bag.
"Whoever lied to the FBI or lied to Christopher Steele should be prosecuted," said Schiff. "If people lied to the FBI they should go to jail," he said without accepting any responsibility for pushing and defending the dossier.
Schiff has no shame and no remorse.
He is a loyal party member in good standing and continues to spout the lies he was told to spout.
Now that’s Entertainment.
Adam Schiff starting the long slow process of being debunked and humiliated... Popcorn anyone?
He was making up stuff of his own. A lot of it.
He's a longtime lawbreaker, but I think he's mostly worried about falling in the intraparty purges.
Why has no one ask him to produce that absolute proof?
Members of Congress are immune from prosecution for libel and slander when they give speeches on the House floor, or something.
He was hiding behind that.
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