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Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., were House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lieutenants in the partisan impeachment of President Trump.
"Schiff also falsely claimed during Robert Mueller's special counsel probe that he had secret evidence that Donald Trump colluded with the Russians.
"Now, Schiff and Nadler are demanding an investigation of Attorney General William Barr.
"Their complaint is that Barr said in an interview he agreed with President Trump's decision to dismiss Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson.
"Atkinson processed the "whistleblower" complaint regarding Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that charged Trump engaged in a quid pro quo to benefit his 2020 campaign. Such complaints require first-hand information, but the still anonymous filer did not listen in on the call.
"In a letter to the DOJ, the two Democrats point out that Trump "was impeached" by Democrats for the conversation, but they neglected to note he was acquitted.
"Democrats claimed Atkinson's legal responsibility was to notify members of Congress about the complaint, but as the Federalist explains Atkinson "sidestepped" the DOJ and send the complaint to a "political hack," Schiff.
" 'Schiff also falsely called the complaint a whistleblower complaint and asserted the acting DNI was withholding it from the committee in violation of his 'express obligations under the law.' Schiff then implied the White House had somehow interfered to prevent [officials] from fulfilling their duties," the Federalist said." . . . More...
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