House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffSchiff wishes Mueller had testified in 'more narrative fashion' Schiff: Mueller testimony about Russian interference was 'chilling' Mulvaney defends Trump's 'infested' remarks in grilling from Chris Wallace MORE (D-Calif.) said the most "chilling" portion of former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE's testimony was his confirmation that Russia never stopped interfering in U.S. politics.
"I also found ... most chilling the fact that the special counsel confirmed the Russians have never stopped their interference. They're at it again," Schiff said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"And he is desperately concerned, as I am as well, that the acceptance of foreign help, the willingness to receive it, may become a new normal under this president. And that, as the special counsel said, ought to alarm every American."
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Adam Schiff, Chair of the Intelligence Committee, says that he found the Mueller testimony "chilling." #MTP #IfItsSunday@RepAdamSchiff: "The Special Counsel confirmed the Russians have never stopped their interference, they're at it again." pic.twitter.com/U6FqhiFYTO — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 28, 2019
Mueller testified last week in front of the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on the findings outlined in his 448-page report.
"The special counsel made it very clear that the Trump campaign welcomed Russian help, built it into their campaign plan, never reported it, made full use of it and then lied about it and that there were multiple acts by the president that constitute obstruction of justice," Schiff said.
"Essentially, this was a campaign and a presidential candidate characterized by disloyalty to country, by greed and by lies." ADVERTISEMENT
Schiff has not come forward to call for impeachment inquiries to begin.
Although he admitted to NBC's Chuck Todd Charles (Chuck) David ToddEx-Virginia governor: Trump could 'rob a bank' and Senate wouldn't convict him Schiff: Mueller testimony about Russian interference was 'chilling' Was Mueller a fumbling fool or stoic hero? Depends on who you watched MORE that he is worried about the precedent it may set, he said he's equally worried "about the message of taking an impeachment case to trial, losing that case, having the president acquitted and then having an adjudication that this conduct is not impeachable."
"So there’s not a simple answer here," he said. "But the jury I'm most worried about, not the senate ... is the American people. Can we make the case to the American people? And I want to make sure that that's true before we go down this path."
OkBathroom on July 28th, 2019 at 19:28 UTC »
It's not really chilling. I think you'd have to be ignorant to believe Russia, China or any other super power isn't trying to actively sway politics at any moment. The US does it too, it shouldn't be a surprise. Look at Cuba, Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela etc.
The only difference is Russia figured out a way to get really good at it quickly.
usernametaken0987 on July 28th, 2019 at 18:36 UTC »
Everyone else is "I hate Russia!" but me...
Adam's other comment is horrifying, both in scale and honesty.
shotgun72 on July 28th, 2019 at 15:56 UTC »
Sickening that Russia, a country with an economy smaller than South Korea, can buy off and out play us.