House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, of Calif., leaves a closed door meeting where Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, testifies as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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UPDATED 6:40 PM PST – Thursday, October 17, 2019
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff is ramping up attacks against President Trump. On Thursday, Schiff claimed the president was wrong to ask Ukraine to investigate the so called ‘CrowdStrike controversy,’ which revolves around Ukraine’s suspected role in alleged meddling in the 2016 elections.
“I hope that every member, Democrat and Republican, will speak out and condemn this illicit action by the president,” said Schiff.
White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has said the president did nothing wrong by linking the Ukraine military aid to ongoing Justice Department investigations. Schiff is disputing this assertion.
“Military aid to a vital ally…was withheld, in part, out of a desire by the president to have Ukraine investigate the DNC server or Democrats of 2016,” he said. “Things have just gone from very, very bad to much, much worse.”
Schiff claimed President Trump’s request served the political purpose of boosting his 2020 reelection campaign. White House officials have said ongoing DOJ probes are not political unless they could reveal massive wrongdoing by Democrats back in 2016.
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