Adam Schiff, the head of the Democrats' investigation of President Donald Trump, sought Hollywood glory in his younger days as a prosecutor by crafting a screenplay for a thriller. As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff on Wednesday will gavel in the first open hearing of the investigation
1 / 2Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has emerged as a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald TrumpAdam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has emerged as a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump Washington - Adam Schiff, the head of the Democrats' investigation of President Donald Trump, sought Hollywood glory in his younger days as a prosecutor by crafting a...
In appearance, few might have cast Schiff, 59, as the Democrats' attack dog to take down a Republican leader who is fighting tooth and nail to save his presidency. Trump's demand in a July phone call for a"favor" from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky reflects"a classic mafia-type shakedown of a foreign leader," Schiff said.Trump has blasted back that Schiff fabricated his words, and now does not miss a chance to mock him as"Shifty Schiff" or even, as he has done in his rallies, as"Little Pencil-Neck."
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi chose him, rather than the expected choice of Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, to lead the impeachment effort.His approach is rooted in a late 1980s case, when Schiff, not long out of Harvard Law School, prosecuted the first FBI agent ever jailed for spying for Moscow.
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