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Schiff and Cummings Statement on Intimidation of Michael Cohen

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Washington, D.C. —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to a request received by Michael Cohen to postpone his upcoming testimony before Congress: “We have received Mr. Cohen’s notice postponing his…

Chairman Schiff Statement on BuzzFeed Report

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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “On October 24, 2017, Michael Cohen testified before the House Intelligence Committee under oath.  We now know that he made false statements about the efforts to consummate the Trump Tower Moscow deal during the campaign. Contrary…

Chairman Schiff Statement on New Democratic Members Named to House Intelligence Committee

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Washington, DC — Today, Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement after Speaker Pelosi named new Members to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: “I welcome the new and returning Members to the House Intelligence Committee, and look forward to working with them to protect the country and oversee our agencies. The threats that the United States…

Chairman Schiff Requests Information from White House and Intelligence Community Regarding Wall

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Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and DHS Under Secretary David Glawe. In the letter, Schiff outlined his concerns regarding the use of intelligence and other information in formulating…

Schiff Statement on Being Named Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi named him as Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: “For four decades, the Intelligence Committees have occupied a unique place in the Congress and our democracy. Founded in the aftermath of the Church and Pike Committee hearings into the nation’s…

Schiff Statement on Cohen Guilty Plea

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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: “Today’s guilty plea obtained by the Special Counsel demonstrates that the President’s associates were willing to lie to Congress about the Trump Organization’s business interests in Russia. Significantly, they also make clear that…

Schiff Statement on Saudi Arabia and the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

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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 premeditated murder of U.S. resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a brutal crime. While all the facts of any international matter, let alone a murder on foreign soil, can seldom be stated with absolute…

Top Dems Launch Investigation of Acting Attorney General’s Involvement in Company Charged with Bilking Consumers of Millions of Dollars

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Washington, D.C. (Nov. 14, 2018)—Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Jerrold Nadler, Frank Pallone, Jr., and Adam Schiff, the Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, respectively, sent seven letters requesting information relating to Acting Attorney General Matthew G.…

Schiff Statement on House Intelligence Committee Staff Director Damon Nelson

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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: “Our Committee has lost a family member, and a truly decent and caring man — a husband, a friend, and a dedicated public servant — Damon Nelson. Our hearts and our prayers are with his wife Dana, his family, his colleagues…

Schiff Statement on Firing of Jeff Sessions

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions places the Special Counsel’s investigation in new and immediate peril. It is abundantly clear that Sessions was forced out for following the advice of ethics lawyers at the Department of…