With impeachment officially under way at last, Rep. Adam Schiff launched into a dramatic reading of "the essence" of President Donald Trump's conversation with the president of Ukraine. "I'm going to say this only seven times, so you better listen good," said the House intelligence
1 / 2Trump Impeachment WhistleblowerHouse Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire,as he testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. WASHINGTON — With impeachment officially under way at last, Rep. Adam Schiff launched into a dramatic reading of"the essence" of President Donald Trump's conversation with the president of Ukraine.
On that, Schiff, 59, and the former reality star president, 73, have something in common. It shows on Twitter in an unending exchange of insults that have included the president turning Schiff's name into a foul schoolyard taunt and the congressman replying with,"good one." The acceleration puts Schiff in a more elevated, but also more sensitive position. So on Thursday when he opened the first hearing with his dramatic reading, some Democrats quietly worried that he had handed Trump a weapon against the probe's credibility. Some in Schiff's party said they viewed this part of Schiff's statement as unnecessary, especially given that the president's actual words had been made public.
The Democrats' moments of anxiety passed and Schiff is plowing ahead. On Friday, his committee was one of three that jointly subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents related to the impeachment inquiry. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., sits on both committees and said Schiff was effective after his opening statement."He asked the questions that people want to know. He did it in a tough but fair way. But I'm not going to compare Schiff to Nadler, I think it's just different roles.""He understands the questions that need to be answered and figures out a way to ask the right witnesses the right questions," said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.
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