Adam Schiff: 'Shaking down a foreign leader' is an impeachable offense
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday zeroed in on what he sees as President Donald Trump’s impeachable offense.
“I think in its most naked form ― and this is what our inquiry is going to look into ― the president has now admitted the notes of this call ― and we don’t even know if these are the complete notes of that call ― indicate the president of the United States shaking down a foreign leader, essentially undermining the national security of this country for a personal, political gain and one that violates his oath of office,” Schiff told reporters.
Schiff, who is one of the leaders of the House impeachment investigation, continued to build his case later Wednesday in a joint statement with Reps. Jerrold Nadler , chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Elijah Cummings , chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; and Eliot Engel , chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
“Let’s be clear: no quid pro quo is required to betray our country,” they said. “Trump asked a foreign government to interfere in our elections ― that is betrayal enough. The corruption exists whether or not Trump threatened ― explicitly or implicitly ― that a lack of cooperation could result in withholding military aid.”
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