Los Angeles, CA – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The Comey memos, written shortly after the interactions took place, demonstrate that the former FBI Director’s testimony to Congress and recent public statements are an accurate reflection of his conversations with the President. They are also important evidence on the issue of potential obstruction of justice. “These memos document the ...
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Los Angeles, CA – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “Today’s Treasury Department announcement sanctioning seven close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and their businesses, and a number of other Russian government and state-owned entities, is the most significant action the Trump Administration has taken to date to see Russia punished for its interference in our election, its...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The announcement that sixty Russian diplomats, including known or suspected intelligence officers, will be expelled from the United States, as well as closing the Russian consulate in Seattle, is a necessary response to continued brazen actions by the Kremlin, most recently the use of a nerve-agent in England. These measures, taken in con...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke following the decision by the Committee’s Majority to shut down its investigation, release its partisan report out of Committee and send it to the Intelligence Community for a declassification review. Schiff announced that Democrats will submit their Minority Views to the report on Monday, and that Democrats voted against the release of this deeply flawed report. Dem...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Dr. Alexandr Kogan, who ran Global Science Research, inviting him to testify as part of the Minority’s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Recent news reports in the Guardian, the New York Times, and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom alleged that Cambridge Analytica improperly acquired more than 50 million Facebook profiles ...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “With the midterms now only months away, Congress must act to protect our voting systems from malicious interference and ensure every Americans’ vote is counted. “The bipartisan recommendations of the Senate Intelligence Committee today are an excellent step forward, and should be put into immediate effect through legislation to assist sta...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Christopher Wylie through his attorney inviting him to testify as part of the Minority’s ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election after news reports in the Guardian, the New York Times, and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom reported Mr. Wylie’s account of Cambridge Analytica’s alleged improper acquisition of more than 50 million F...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “It has been fourteen months since the Intelligence Community assessed President Putin ordered a covert influence campaign to interfere in the 2016 election, and bipartisan sanctions were sent more than seven months ago to the President to meaningfully punish malign actors directed by the Kremlin to undermine our electoral processes. The s...
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The announcement that President Trump has removed Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and intends to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him is the latest chapter in the Administration’s chaotic management of national security and foreign policy. The constant churn of key personnel has impeded the ability of the White House to fo...
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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released a status update to inform the American public about key lines of inquiry that still require investigation, witnesses that should be called or subpoenaed, and documents that need to be requested as part of the Committee’s Russia investigation. The Committee Minority will continue its own investigative efforts and assist the public in understanding the work left to be done...
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