Rep. Adam Schiffs Ties To Soros Groups
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Breitbart- Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, was previously financially aided by the George Soros-financed MoveOn.org to win his Congressional seat.
Schiff was also awarded the Toll Fellowship, which is sponsored by the Council of State Governments, a nonprofit that monitors federal government activities and is heavily financed by Soross Open Society Foundations.
The Open Society and Soros-funded groups have additionally supported a number of Schiffs legislative efforts.
Schiff has been helping to lead the Democrats unsubstantiated charges of alleged collusion between President Donald Trump and Moscow.
Last month, Schiff delivered the opening statements at a Congressional hearing where he laid out the case for alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. This reporter previously documented serious problems with Schiffs charges, which include wild conspiracy theories and heavy reliance on a questionable source.
In largely forgotten history, Schiffs 2000 Congressional campaign against Republican incumbent Jim Rogan was openly aided by MoveOn.org.
On January 1, 2000, the Wall Street Journal reported on the radical groups fundraising efforts for Schiff. The Congressional seat was particularly important since Rogan had gained fame after he was selected to be one of thirteen House Managers in the 1998 impeachment case of Bill Clinton. Rogan was supportive of Clintons impeachment and became a hero in the Republican Party.
The Journal reported:
If MoveOn were to achieve its ambitious goals, it just might have a big impact on this years struggle to control Congress, especially the House. Republicans hold only a slim five-vote majority there, and the outcome will likely be determined in no more than three dozen congressional districts, says Thomas Mann, director of governmental studies at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
And of course, most congressional impeachment proponents were Republicans. One of the most prominent among them, House impeachment manager James Rogan of California, faces a challenge this year from Democratic State Senator Adam Schiff, for whom MoveOn to date has raised $106,000, Mr. Boyd says.
CNN reported on the MoveOn.org money for Schiffs 2000 campaign: By 2000, MoveOn.org was raising $2 million for Democratic candidates, including more than $100,000 to help Californias Adam Schiff beat Congressman James Rogan, one of the House managers during Clintons impeachment trial.
MoveOn.org also sponsored a January 2010 rally in favor of health care reform outside Schiffs office in Pasadena, California.
Schiffs 2000 campaign bio, meanwhile, relates that he was awarded the prestigious Toll Fellowship, sponsored by The Council of State Governments.
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