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GOP turns fury on Adam Schiff over Russian collusion claims - The Boston Globe

posted onMarch 26, 2019
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Article snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — ‘‘Damning evidence’’ of collusion with Russia. ‘‘More than circumstantial.’’ A scandal of a size ‘‘beyond Watergate.’’ For two years, Rep. Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, seemed to be on every talk and late-night show sounding ominous warnings about what special counsel Robert Mueller might find on President Donald Trump. The California Democrat got the president’s attention — a fact confirmed when Trump turned the congressman’s name into a foul schoolyard taunt. ‘‘Wow, Mr. President, that’s a good one,’’ Schiff tweeted back. But Mueller found no coordination or conspiracy involving Trump, his campaign and the Russian government, the Justice Department said Sunday. That sparked furious GOP calls for Schiff to resign from the committee or Congress as the Trump administration went on the offensive, recriminations in mind, with the 2020 elections nearing. ‘‘There are a lot of people out there that have done some very evil things, very bad things, I would say treasonous things against our country,’’ Trump said Monday in the Oval Office, without elaborating. ‘‘Those people will certainly be looked at.’’ Whatever kind of examination the president has in mind for ‘‘those people,’’ Schiff appears to be the top of the list. Schiff, a lawyer who has served in Congress since 2001, ranged far and frequently across the media landscape in interviews about the Mueller investigation. In his sober, mild-mannered style, Schiff at times cam... Link to the full article to read more

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