Schiff takes charge of impeachment, issues stern warnings to Trump and Pompeo via alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON — Standing next to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a conference room in the U.S. Capitol, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff charged Donald Trump with “incitement of violence” in his combative response to the whistleblower complaint alleging the president attempted to exert political influence during a recent phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pompeo has complained that Democrats were trying to “bully” the department in seeking answers about the Ukraine call. At the same time, the the state department’s inspector general was set to brief members of Congress about protections for potential witnesses. That seemed to run counter to Pompeo’s warnings, which some have said were more for the protection of Trump than of career diplomats.
“We don’t call him Shifty Schiff for nothing,” Trump said, adding that the congressman had the temerity to criticize Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “There’s an expression, ‘he couldn’t carry his blank strap.’ I won’t say it, because it’s so terrible to say.” The presence of Schiff at Pelosi’s side was the latest sign that he has become the de facto leader of the impeachment inquiry, sidelining high-ranking Democratic committee chairmen, including Jerry Nadler of New York, who heads the House Judiciary Committee, and Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who chairs the House Oversight Committee. Both have been leading investigations of their own, which have now been superseded by Schiff’s probe.
Next week, Schiff intends to interview Masha Yovanovitch, who was abruptly recalled from her position as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in May. Schiff said that he was in conversation with “other State Department witnesses” about the possibility of testifying, though he did not say who these were.
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