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Undated: Adam Bennett Schiff
(born June 22, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has served in Congress since 2001.

Schiff represented the 27th congressional district from 2001 to 2003 and 29th congressional district from 2003 and 2013, which initially included the areas of Alhambra, Altadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park and Pasadena. In 2010, his district's boundaries were re-drawn to include, among others, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose and Sunland-Tujunga, as well as large slices of central Los Angeles including Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake and Los Feliz.

Schiff is an influential voice for the Democratic Party on foreign policy and national security issues in the House of Representatives.[1] He currently serves as the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is currently on leave from the House Appropriations Committee which he joined in 2007. He previously served on the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves on the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Schiff

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November 15: Adam Schiff hopes to fight Donald Trump with facts

Hollywood’s unlikeliest star will assume a lead role in 2019

Though socially liberal, Adam Schiff, a 58-year-old former federal prosecutor, is a fiscally sensible moderate with national-security chops. He is also, despite being the likely next chairman of the House intelligence committee, hardly anyone’s idea of box office.

As the ranking Democrat on a committee that has degenerated to dog-eat-dog partisanship and conspiracy-mongering under Devin Nunes, Mr Schiff has been much provoked in the past 18 months. He remains relentlessly measured and low-key. A look of pained consternation, over his Republican colleagues’ latest attack or intelligence leak, is as animated as he gets. “I think they will have a lot to answer for when this chapter of history is written,” he says, more in sorrow than rage. Yet Mr Schiff, though neither charismatic nor fiery, qualities that some Democrats think indispensable to resisting the president, will soon lead that effort.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/11/17/adam-schiff-hopes-to-fight-donald-trump-with-facts

November 18: Trump Insults Key House Democrat Adam Schiff With Potty Humor Tweet

President Donald Trump insulted Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California with a tweet that misspelled the Intelligence Committee member’s name in a way that suggests a scatological reference.

“So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!” Trump tweeted on Sunday.

The California Democrat quickly fired back to Trump on Twitter.

“Wow, Mr. President, that’s a good one,” said Schiff, who has promised to follow Mueller in investigating possible collusion by the Trump campaign with Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election if he takes over the panel. “Was that like your answers to Mr. Mueller’s questions, or did you write this one yourself?”
http://fortune.com/2018/11/18/trump-adam-schiff-tweet/

November 19: Trump tweets about “Adam Schitt” after complaining about decorum

The president seems to have made a juvenile joke about incoming House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff.
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/19/18102577/trump-adam-schitt-tweet
 
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January 4: Schiff throws cold water on impeaching Trump

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in an interview that aired Friday on "Rising" that he presumes President Trump will be voted out of office, effectively throwing cold water on impeachment. 

"Where it ends I don't know," Schiff told actor Richard Schiff — the two are not related — in a Hill.TV interview on Thursday. "I presume it ends with Donald Trump being voted out of office." 

"But Bob Mueller will have a lot to say about that. We shouldn't pre-judge what he concludes or the evidence that he's gathered," he continued. "We have our own responsibilities with our investigation in Congress." 
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/423879-schiff-throws-cold-water-on-impeaching-trump

February 5: President Donald Trump accused the House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat Monday of criminally leaking sensitive information.

Trump's tweet comes as Democrats push to release a memo expected to rebut a Republican document of alleged FBI surveillance abuses.

"Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!" Trump tweeted.

Schiff quickly responded on Twitter.

"Mr. President, I see you've had a busy morning of 'Executive Time.' Instead of tweeting false smears, the American people would appreciate it if you turned off the TV and helped solve the funding crisis, protected Dreamers or...really anything else," the California Democrat tweeted.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/05/politics/trump-little-adam-schiff-tweet/index.html

February 6: Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following the Committee’s organizational meeting:

“Consistent with its jurisdiction, investigative responsibilities, and building on substantial work undertaken during the last Congress, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (“Committee”) will conduct a rigorous investigation into efforts by Russia and other foreign entities to influence the U.S. political process during and since the 2016 U.S. election.  In addition, the Committee will investigate the counterintelligence threat arising from any links or coordination between U.S. persons and the Russian government and/or other foreign entities, including any financial or other leverage such foreign actors may possess.

“In the more than two years since the Intelligence Community released its assessment of Russia’s malign influence operation targeting the 2016 U.S. elections, much has been learned about the scope and scale of Russia’s attack on our democracy, including how covert and overt Russian activities intersected with individuals associated with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, transition, administration, and business interests, including the Trump Organization.  It is now known that, from late 2015 through early 2017, individuals close to Donald Trump engaged in a significant number of contacts with an array of individuals connected to, or working on behalf of, the Russian government, and that several of these contacts involved efforts to acquire and disseminate damaging information about Hillary Clinton and her campaign, or related to Russia’s desired relief from U.S. sanctions. 

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“While Special Counsel Robert Mueller continues his investigation into whether there were “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the [Trump] campaign,” and whether any crimes were committed in connection with, or arising from, that investigation, the Committee must fulfill its responsibility to provide the American people with a comprehensive accounting of what happened, and what the United States must do to protect itself from future interference and malign influence operations.


“During the prior Congress, the Committee began to pursue credible reports of money laundering and financial compromise related to the business interests of President Trump, his family, and his associates. The President’s actions and posture towards Russia during the campaign, transition, and administration have only heightened fears of foreign financial or other leverage over President Trump and underscore the need to determine whether he or those in his Administration have acted in service of foreign interests since taking office. 

“Unfortunately, these and numerous other avenues of inquiry were not completed during the last Congress.  Now, in the 116th Congress, the Committee’s investigation will focus principally on five interconnected lines of inquiry, beginning with these incomplete or unexamined investigative threads:
https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=447

February 7: As the New Sheriff in Town, Adam Schiff Lays Out His Agenda
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/02/07/as-the-new-sheriff-in-town-adam-schiff-lays-out-his-agenda/

February 7: Trump Worries As House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff Hires Former White House Employees

... Trump aides believe Schiff’s overtures to former White House employees show his desire for insider knowledge of the Trump White House from those who worked beneath the commander in chief himself.
https://www.theroot.com/trump-worries-as-house-intelligence-chairman-adam-schif-1832449874

February 8: Trump drags Schiff again in morning Twitter screed

The president suggested Schiff’s sweeping probe of all things Trump is merely a partisan hit job
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/171904-2

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February 17: Democrat Adam Schiff Just Laid Out Why Trump’s National Emergency Is Unconstitutional

“If we surrender the power of the purse…there will be little check and no balance left.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/02/adam-schiff-trump-national-emergency-unconstitutional/

February 25: Democrats Vow to Make Mueller Report Public—Whether Trump Likes It or Not

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff promised to “bring Bob Mueller in to testify before Congress,” if necessary.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/democrats-adam-schiff-vow-to-make-mueller-report-publicwhether-trump-likes-it-or-not

February 25: Adam Schiff vows to call Robert Mueller to testify, threatens to sue Trump administration if special counsel report is not made public
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/25/adam-schiff-vows-to-call-robert-mueller-to-testify-threatens-to-sue-trump-administration-if-special-counsel-report-is-not-made-public/

March 3: Adam Schiff: Intel Committee Investigating Allegations Russians Laundered Money Through Trump Organization
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/03/adam_schiff_intel_committee_investigating_allegations_russians_laundered_money_through_the_trump_organization.html

March 3: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said the House Intelligence Committee is investigating President Trump's pursuit of a Trump Tower in Moscow and potential money laundering by the Trump Organization on behalf of Russia. 

"The Moscow Trump Tower deal, for example, is among the most disturbing, because that's something the president was pursuing throughout the midst of the presidential campaign," Schiff, the committee's chairman, said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "We are certainly looking deep into this set of issues around Moscow at Trump Tower. We're also looking at persistent allegations that the Russians have been laundering money through the Trump Organization. I don't know that that's true. But if it is, again, it's a profound compromise of this president."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-schiff-on-face-the-nation-house-intelligence-committee-focusing-on-moscow-trump-tower-deal-potential-money-laundering/

March 10: Adam Schiff: Mueller making a 'mistake' without Trump testimony under oath
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/adam-schiff-mueller-making-a-mistake-without-trump-testimony-under-oath

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March 10: Adam Schiff: Erik Prince did not disclose 2016 Trump Tower meeting during testimony

House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that Erik Prince was lying when he claimed last week that he testified about a 2016 meeting he had with foreign nationals at Trump Tower.
https://www.axios.com/adam-schiff-erik-prince-lying-2016-trump-tower-meeting-77c205fc-cd82-46c8-9cd0-576b107ee13d.html

March 10: Trump pushes claims that Adam Schiff 'colluded' with Michael Cohen ahead of public hearing
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-pushes-claims-that-adam-schiff-colluded-with-michael-cohen-ahead-of-public-hearing

March 12:  Adam Schiff: Evidence Available Already Shows That Trump Should Be Indicted
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702538563/adam-schiff-evidence-available-already-shows-that-trump-should-be-indicted

March 18: Why Rep. Adam Schiff seems to be everywhere

The California congressman is a man on a mission – to use his newfound power as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee to get answers on President Trump and Russia. 
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2019/0318/Why-Rep.-Adam-Schiff-seems-to-be-everywhere

March 19: Schiff: Real question is if Trump is under the influence of a foreign power

Whether Mueller will answer that question is unclear. But House Intel Chair Adam Schiff said he is steering his probe in a new direction to focus on it.

Nearly two years into his investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has not accused any member of the Trump campaign of conspiring with the 2016 election interference effort — and it's not clear whether he will.

But legal experts, along with the congressman leading the House Russia investigation, tell NBC News that the most important question investigators must answer is one that may never have been suitable for the criminal courts: Whether President Trump or anyone around him is under the influence of a foreign government.

"It's more important to know what Trump is NOW than to know what he did in 2016," said Martin Lederman, professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel during the Obama administration. "It's more important to know whether he has been compromised as president than whether his conduct during the campaign constituted a crime."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/schiff-real-question-if-trump-under-influence-foreign-power-n984911  

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