Schiff Pushes Back Against Calls For Resignation

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is pushing back against those that are calling on him to resign from his position as chair of the House Intelligence Committee and from Congress.

Addressing his Republican colleagues in the House Intelligence Committee on March 28, Schiff said there was more than enough evidence to support that President Donald Trump and the Russians colluded during the 2016 election.

“You might say that’s all OK, you might say that’s just what you need to do to win, but I don’t think it’s OK,” Schiff said. “I think it’s immoral, I think it’s unethical, I think its unpatriotic and yes, I think it’s corrupt and evidence of collusion.”

.@RepAdamSchiff: "You might say that's all okay. You might say that's just what you need to do to win, but I don't think it's okay. I think it's immoral. I think it's unethical. I think it's unpatriotic. And yes, I think it's corrupt and evidence of collusion." pic.twitter.com/AaO59iriAI

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 28, 2019

The calls for Schiff to resign began after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his investigation last Friday. A four page summary of Mueller’s findings by Attorney General William Barr said that there was no evidence to support that Trump colluded with the Russians during the 2016 election.

On Thursday morning, Trump tweeted that Schiff should resign from Congress.

Congressman Adam Schiff, who spent two years knowingly and unlawfully lying and leaking, should be forced to resign from Congress!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2019

As chair of the House Intelligence Committee, which has been investigating possible collusion between Trump and the Russians, Schiff has been one of the most vocal Democrats arguing there was collusion.

Schiff has demanded the release of the full Mueller report by April 2.