Adam Schiff Is Coming For Trump And Not Waiting For Mueller
Feb 11, 2019 05:36:42 #
Bad Bob
Loc: Virginia
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/02/10/adam-schiff-is-coming-for-trump-and-not-waiting-for-mueller.html
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) isn’t doing a full investigation into Trump’s finances and not waiting for the Mueller report.
Transcript via Meet The Press:
CHUCK TODD:
Can I pause you there? How would you not know if he’s– would Mueller, wouldn’t Mueller warn you, “Okay, I’m in the middle of investigating this. So be patient here and wait till my report,” if he were–
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
Not necessarily.
CHUCK TODD:
I mean, what– okay.
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
I mean, we’re doing our best to de-conflict with him. But up until now, that’s been a non-issue because in the minority in the last two years, the Republicans would not do any investigation, wouldn’t do a credible investigation of the Russia links, certainly wouldn’t look into the president’s finances.
So there was nothing to de-conflict as long as they were in charge. But the reason I am concerned about it, Chuck, is there has been reporting that when it was alleged that the special counsel had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank, that the president moved to fire Mueller. And the way they talked him off the ledge was by promising that that reporting wasn’t true, that the special counsel hadn’t subpoenaed Deutsche Bank. Well, if the special counsel hasn’t subpoenaed Deutsche Bank, he can’t be doing much of a money laundering investigation.
So that’s what concerns me, that that red line has been enforced, whether by the deputy attorney general or by some other party at the Justice Department. But that leaves the country exposed. I find it, you know, just remarkable, Chuck, that the President of the United States as a candidate, as the presumptive nominee, could be pursuing business with the Kremlin and lying about it, and —
CHUCK TODD:
But isn’t that what the Mueller probe ultimately is about? Why not wait for that before pursuing a money laundering investigation?
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
Well, if, if we had waited to do any of our investigative work for the Mueller investigation, we would have been waiting a year and a half. And we have a separate and independent and important responsibility. And that is to tell the country what happened.
Mueller, ultimately, his job is to determine who broke the law and who should go to jail. But as we have seen from Bill Barr’s testimony, there is no commitment by this Justice Department under Whitaker and there’s no commitment apparently under Barr, should he be confirmed, to share that evidence with the Congress or the American people, so we need to find it ourselves.
Video:
Adam Schiff Is Doing The Investigation That Should Have Been Done
In case Trump was thinking about delaying Schiff by burying the Mueller report, that strategy is now dead in the water. House Democrats had said that they would wait for the Mueller report before making any decisions on impeachment. They have since moved that timetable up because the evidence of Trump’s crimes is growing by the day.
Trump is losing it on Schiff because he is going to do what this president has always feared the most. He is going to follow the money and connect the dots on Trump’s career of crime.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) isn’t doing a full investigation into Trump’s finances and not waiting for the Mueller report.
Transcript via Meet The Press:
CHUCK TODD:
Can I pause you there? How would you not know if he’s– would Mueller, wouldn’t Mueller warn you, “Okay, I’m in the middle of investigating this. So be patient here and wait till my report,” if he were–
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
Not necessarily.
CHUCK TODD:
I mean, what– okay.
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
I mean, we’re doing our best to de-conflict with him. But up until now, that’s been a non-issue because in the minority in the last two years, the Republicans would not do any investigation, wouldn’t do a credible investigation of the Russia links, certainly wouldn’t look into the president’s finances.
So there was nothing to de-conflict as long as they were in charge. But the reason I am concerned about it, Chuck, is there has been reporting that when it was alleged that the special counsel had subpoenaed Deutsche Bank, that the president moved to fire Mueller. And the way they talked him off the ledge was by promising that that reporting wasn’t true, that the special counsel hadn’t subpoenaed Deutsche Bank. Well, if the special counsel hasn’t subpoenaed Deutsche Bank, he can’t be doing much of a money laundering investigation.
So that’s what concerns me, that that red line has been enforced, whether by the deputy attorney general or by some other party at the Justice Department. But that leaves the country exposed. I find it, you know, just remarkable, Chuck, that the President of the United States as a candidate, as the presumptive nominee, could be pursuing business with the Kremlin and lying about it, and —
CHUCK TODD:
But isn’t that what the Mueller probe ultimately is about? Why not wait for that before pursuing a money laundering investigation?
REP. ADAM SCHIFF:
Well, if, if we had waited to do any of our investigative work for the Mueller investigation, we would have been waiting a year and a half. And we have a separate and independent and important responsibility. And that is to tell the country what happened.
Mueller, ultimately, his job is to determine who broke the law and who should go to jail. But as we have seen from Bill Barr’s testimony, there is no commitment by this Justice Department under Whitaker and there’s no commitment apparently under Barr, should he be confirmed, to share that evidence with the Congress or the American people, so we need to find it ourselves.
Video:
Adam Schiff Is Doing The Investigation That Should Have Been Done
In case Trump was thinking about delaying Schiff by burying the Mueller report, that strategy is now dead in the water. House Democrats had said that they would wait for the Mueller report before making any decisions on impeachment. They have since moved that timetable up because the evidence of Trump’s crimes is growing by the day.
Trump is losing it on Schiff because he is going to do what this president has always feared the most. He is going to follow the money and connect the dots on Trump’s career of crime.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
Feb 11, 2019 06:23:24 #
Bad Bob wrote:
Follow the money, the bank records will show how the Pumpkinfuhrer laundered money for the Russians so have at it.
Feb 11, 2019 06:57:09 #
Kevyn wrote:
Follow the money, the bank records will show how the Pumpkinfuhrer laundered money for the Russians so have at it.
....and if that doesn't work, investigate if he beat his dog. If that doesn't work, investigate whether he follows proper dental hygiene 3 times a day and lied about it. If that doesn't work......
Feb 11, 2019 07:00:51 #
Kevyn wrote:
Follow the money, the bank records will show how the Pumpkinfuhrer laundered money for the Russians so have at it.
"Fantasy Island" reruns again!
Feb 11, 2019 07:04:50 #
ACP45 wrote:
....and if that doesn't work, investigate if he beat his dog. If that doesn't work, investigate whether he follows proper dental hygiene 3 times a day and lied about it. If that doesn't work......
Money laundering and treason you equate with tooth brushing? What is the matter with you. Trump to my knowledge has never owned a dog.
Feb 11, 2019 07:09:50 #
Feb 11, 2019 08:06:10 #
Kevyn wrote:
Money laundering and treason you equate with tooth brushing? What is the matter with you. Trump to my knowledge has never owned a dog.
Kevin, what evidence to you have that Trump is guilty if money laundering? In this country, we do not investigate until we find some evidence of a crime. If and when a crime occurs, an investigation is then supposed to commence. Show me some definitive proof of a crime and then I will support an investigation. Until then, don't let your personal animus of Trump drive you bat-s**t crazy looking for something....anything to discredit the man.
BTW, some on this site (not you) may want to investigate whether Trump ever lied about owning a dog!
Feb 11, 2019 11:56:13 #
ACP45 wrote:
Kevin, what evidence to you have that Trump is gui... (show quote)
These t*****rs want to investigate until they can find, or create a crime. Evidence is not needed.
Feb 11, 2019 12:51:48 #
ACP45 wrote:
Kevin, what evidence to you have that Trump is gui... (show quote)
Trump had to pay a large fine a couple times for excepting more than $10,000 cash for chips in his casinos and failed to report the t***saction. One method of money laundering money is to buy chips in a casino at one window and cashing them out in another exchaning dirty money for clean money He was caught at it a couple times no telling how many times he got away at it
Feb 11, 2019 16:00:32 #
Nickolai wrote:
Trump had to pay a large fine a couple times for excepting more than $10,000 cash for chips in his casinos and failed to report the t***saction. One method of money laundering money is to buy chips in a casino at one window and cashing them out in another exchaning dirty money for clean money He was caught at it a couple times no telling how many times he got away at it
...and you want to start a full scale investigation on money laundering because he did not report over $10,000 in gambling winnings? Nickolai, did you call for investigations in the Clinton Foundations pay to play schemes, or the uranium one scandal?
Feb 12, 2019 05:34:48 #
padremike
Loc: Phenix City, Al
ACP45 wrote:
...and you want to start a full scale investigation on money laundering because he did not report over $10,000 in gambling winnings? Nickolai, did you call for investigations in the Clinton Foundations pay to play schemes, or the uranium one scandal?
And simply because nickolai says it doesn't mean there is a lick if t***h to it.
Feb 12, 2019 06:30:44 #
padremike wrote:
And simply because nickolai says it doesn't mean there is a lick if t***h to it.
That too!
Feb 12, 2019 07:03:13 #
Kevyn wrote:
Follow the money, the bank records will show how the Pumpkinfuhrer laundered money for the Russians so have at it.
Let's follow the money for Obama, Pelosi, Waters, Clinton, etc.
Follow the money for all the rich politicians and you'll find the same things you're looking for with Trump.
Shifty Adam Schiff (like most of the Democrats) is a disgruntled little sh*t that is mad because he got his hat handed to him many times in public.
Follow the money for everyone that's been in Congress for more than 1 term.
The witch hunt continues! Dems/libs started the witch hunt before Trump got elected and will continue the witch hunt as long as he is in office. The double standard used by the left is still in play...ignore everything the above listed people have done and go after conservatives for "spitting on the sidewalk".
Schiff is hoping that going after Trump's finances will detract attention away from all the crap being exposed on Obama, Clinton et al by the Mueller investigation.
It won't work!
MAGA!
Feb 12, 2019 07:51:31 #
Schiff should be in prison for leaking intel info ~~ He was also with Simpson of Fusion GPS in Aspen, CO ~~ The Republicans are coming after Schiff about using gov slush funds to pay off the 19 yr old kid that charged him with sexual abuse....Another taxpayer's mistake..lol
Feb 12, 2019 09:09:43 #
Kevyn wrote:
Follow the money, the bank records will show how the Pumpkinfuhrer laundered money for the Russians so have at it.
I suppose hope springs eternal. Among Liberals that somehow, someone will wave a magic wand and produce actual evidence of collusion. Maybe if you i***ts just re-wrote the definition to include everything that Trump has ever done.
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