THREAD: If the House decides to impeach Trump, you will be seeing more of the man who is leading the charge - House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, who has become one of the most famous people in Washington, and a major target of Trump defenders.
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While Republicans have complained that Adam Schiff is not an 'independent counsel,' Schiff has stressed the Ukraine scandal has required Congress to do the investigation themselves, after AG Barr rushed to announce the DOJ would not be opening an investigation.
Investigating a scandal and interviewing witnesses may be a lot for one committee chair to handle, Schiff has more experience with impeachment trials than most politicians - being involved in TWO of the NINE impeachment trials held in the last century.
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In 2010, Schiff became the floor manager for the first federal impeachment since Clinton's, making the case against a judge facing charges of payoffs. Schiff argued "A judge has committed a serious violation of the public trust... that it necessitates his removal from the bench."
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