September 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. — Today, as Attorney General Merrick Garland testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called out the GOP for using the committee as a legal defense for Donald Trump.
Watch the full video of Rep. Schiff’s remarks HERE.
Key Excerpts:
On the clear political motives of Jim Jordan’s attacks on the Department of Justice:
[...] “Mr. Jordan hopes to camouflage his assault on the rule of law by falsely claiming that Donald Trump is the victim of unequal justice and Hunter Biden its beneficiary. It is a claim as transparently political as it is devoid of any factual basis. And it is cynical based on the belief that the American people cannot discern fact from fiction. But I am betting on America. History has shown that those who bet against her are rarely successful, and more often, they end up covered with shame.”
On Jim Jordan using the House Judiciary Committee as a defense firm for Donald Trump:
[...] “The Chairman would abuse the power of this committee by trying to interfere in the prosecutions of Donald Trump by trying to use the committee's power of subpoena to compel criminal discovery, in effect making the committee a kind of criminal defense firm for the former president.”
On the weight of this moment in history as our democracy’s rule of law is tested:
[...] “We meet today at a momentous time in our history. The country is about to go through a great trial. By this, I do not mean any...
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