Special counsel John Durham humiliated Adam Schiff by pointing to his history of trying to accept “dirt” on political opponents from foreign agents, subtly referencing an incident in which the Democrat lawmaker was caught on tape trying to secure naked photos of Donald Trump.
The exchange took place during Durham’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about his devastating report on the genesis of the Russia collusion investigation.
Durham’s report found that the FBI did not have enough “factual evidence” to investigate allegations of Trump-Russia collusion and revealed that they “failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law.”
But factual evidence isn’t exactly in Schiff’s wheelhouse, having been one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation about the debunked collusion narrative. And he wasn’t about to let up.
“Are you aware, Mr. Durham, that [Robert] Mueller’s and Congressional investigations also revealed that Don Jr. was informed that a Russian official was offering the Trump campaign ‘very high-level and sensitive information’ that would be incriminating of Hillary Clinton…?” Schiff asked.
And with that, the die was cast.
Former Special Counsel John Durham faced a series of intense questions from Rep. Adam Schiff over Donald Trump’s son’s infamous 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer claiming to have incriminating information about Hillary Clinton. pic.twitter.com/JS8jqDv8LM
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 21, 2023
Durham Humiliated Adam Schiff
Durham replied to Schiff’s accusation that Trump Jr. was trying to secure incriminating evidence with his first subtle reference to the lawmaker’s own history of doing so.
He replied, “Sure, people get phone calls all the time from individuals who claim to have information like that.”
Schiff, seemingly unaware that Durham was alluding to his own past, continued.
“Really? The son of a presidential candidate gets calls all the time from a foreign government offering dirt on their opponent. Is that what you’re saying?” Schiff said, surprised.
“I don’t think this is unique in your experience,” Durham shot back.
“So you have other instances of the Russian government offering dirt on a presidential candidate to the presidential candidate’s son. Is that what you’re saying?” the Democrat continued, blissfully unaware that he was being thoroughly owned at this point.
“I’m saying that people can make phone calls making claims all the time,” Durham replied. “Of that, you may have experience.”
John Durham makes a fool of Adam Schiff
Schiff: Really the son of a presidential candidate gets called all the time from a foreign government offering dirt on their opponent?
Durham: I don’t think this situation is unique in your experience pic.twitter.com/5n7t2qAGIY
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) June 21, 2023
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Schiff Tried to Get Naked Photos of Trump
Durham humiliated Representative Adam Schiff and we’re quite certain a vast majority of Democrats and their minions in the media have no idea it even happened.
Hell, that clip seems to indicate Schiff has no idea he was being insulted to his face. But readers of The Political Insider know exactly what Durham is referencing in that exchange – Schiff’s own attempt to secure ‘dirt’ on former President Donald Trump.
And it was all caught on tape.
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The conversation in question involved Schiff falling victim to Russian pranksters Vladimir Kyzetsov and Alexei Stolyarov in 2018. The comedians, posing as a Ukrainian member of Parliament, Andriy Parubiy, promised dirt on President Trump, including some compromising photos.
Schiff, it can easily be determined by listening to the phone call, took it very seriously, even arranging for staff to collect the “classified” material.
Let’s remember, since Adam Schiff couldn’t in the Durham hearing, that Adam Schiff was pranked by comedians claiming to be the Ukraine Speaker in 2017. Schiff took it hook line and sinker. Bloomin IDIOT. pic.twitter.com/vkC8ogzMz1
— Booker (@BookerSparticus) June 21, 2023
The pranksters involved with the call first claimed that Trump had an affair with Russian model and singer Olga Buzova while in Moscow for the 2013 Miss Universe pageant.
“She got compromising materials on Trump after their short relations,” the caller, posing as a Ukrainian lawmaker, told Schiff.
“OK, and what’s the nature of the material?” Schiff inquired.
“Well, there were pictures of naked Trump,” the caller claimed, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was aware of the images in question.
Schiff claimed he was in on the prank – wink, wink – but reality suggests otherwise when he followed up by having staff try to collect the “kompromat.”
“Please let me know how best to arrange pick-up of those materials from your Embassy in Washington, D.C.,” one aide wrote.
There is no ambiguity here: Schiff was – on tape – colluding with what he thought was a foreign government to obtain classified information in an attempt to take down his political opponent.
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to censure Schiff for pushing false claims that former President Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.
Adam Schiff is officially censured in the House of Representatives. pic.twitter.com/XQX6jjhXt9
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) June 21, 2023
Schiff made numerous public and false claims that he had “direct evidence” of collusion.
He would also claim that he has “more than circumstantial evidence” and implied that there was “compelling and incriminating evidence” of wrongdoing.
His allegations were made through selective leaks of information to the media that failed to paint the whole picture. Obama officials had testified time and again that they had no evidence of collusion.
Adam Schiff insisted multiple times he had direct evidence of Trump/Russian Collusion …
*Until we found out, he never did …
*He deceived the American Public .. pic.twitter.com/YVKEUJMnUK
— Lawyerforlaws (@lawyer4laws) August 1, 2022
Schiff’s Democrat colleagues celebrated his censure by hailing him as a hero for having lied about the Russian collusion.
“Why did Republicans make stuff up and go after Adam Schiff on the House floor?” Representative Ted Lieu asked. “Because he is effective. Because he is courageous. And because he is right.”
“We stand with Adam.”
Why did Republicans make stuff up and go after Adam Schiff on the House floor? Because he is effective. Because he is courageous. And because he is right.
We stand with Adam. https://t.co/Lt5Z2AhTMw
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 21, 2023
Nothing about Schiff was made up. And nothing about Schiff is courageous. And nothing he said turned out to be right.
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Of course they stand with liars. They lie all the time when confronted by their actions. What they say and do.
The fact that Trump was acquitted by the Senate twice, one charge being about his phone call with Mr. Raxenberger, into his attempt to change the votes in Georgia, the way I heard The Exchange ( as was released by the MSM Trump was asking Ratzenberger, that all he needed to switch the vote ” was to find another 12,670 votes ” don’t remember him asking Ratzenberger to Find them, just that he ( Trump ) needed to find, them. There was a lot of controversy about the voting in the Atlanta area, from suitcases ( on film ) being brought out, after most of those Counting had left the building because of a ” Water main Break ” a break that never happened, as well as constituents of Stacy Abrams stuffing ballot boxes ( unsupervised ) according the Cell phone records, but Law Enforcement refused to investigate the claims,
The point Durham was making is, for B-illary it was ‘Opposition Research’, but if Prez Trump does it, it’s a Felony???
John Durham appears to go out of his way not to humiliate anyone, except the millions of taxpayers who witnessed his sanitizing of a criminal mob.
The only truth here is this disgusting person is still in his seat, and the abomination is he’s running for Feinsteins seat in the senate!?
Good article, though nothing in the Durham-Schiff discourse “humiliated” Adam Schiff. The ease and aplomb with which AS lies indicates, at least to me, he is a full-blown sociopath. Humiliation is not part of his behavioral repertoire. As usual Durham was so bland and circuitous in his remarks, only a news junkie would know what event he referred to. Catchy title, but unfortunately misleading.
has schiff ever been investigated for pornographic images of minors? You all know that buying porn images of any person, without that person getting paid for the images is a violation of that persons civil rights. No different then the fed guy stealing womens clothing at the airport! Schiff is an uninvestigated felon. I would gamble, were I in the top 5% income makers of the US, that if searched by warrant, you would find not just naked images of adult males on his servers or files, but also illegal images minors and likely even todlers….. Of course he will never be investigated until a victim of his deviant behavior whistleblows, with dna leaking out their mouth!. Pervert in power. just suponea all his digital devices and put him were other sickos with child porn go! In the butt pluging pool in prison! Schiff can cuddle up with big bubba…. get his fantasies fullfiled …. rigidly!
Schiff was not attempting to acquire compromising information on President Trump from the Russian pranksters, he was merely trying to expand his photographic collection of naked men.
Biggest Scum in congress, to think he wants to run for Senate!
When Schiff and other D-Marxists, get caught in their own bulchip, they pretend it never happened.
The Democrats have completely lost touch with the values of the American people. If Adam S. Is their hero, may God help change the Democratic Party back to a party of reason.
you mean the party of slavery and segregation? Like hillbilly hilarious who named Sen Byrd her friend and political hero?? The only worse racist senator in congress is the demented , physically unbalanced JOE BIDEN now with the hand too damn near the nuclear football! I remember vividly his attempts to keep minority (1 specific minority,) crimally down without their civil rights HE litterally used the words Darkie mother fuckers tried to rob my mom….. on recorded broadcast in congress! Democrats assassinated 2 presidents and the brother of a president…. NOT NEW THAT THEY ARE OFF THE GRID and opperate outside the US CONSTITUTION and the will of GOD the creator with every live breath they take. Demon-crats (politicians) are just footstools of corruption. That is why they push the deviant agendas on 3rd to 12 graders, and strip parental rights from parents. Shoot, Hitler was never shy about his racism and his goals to indoctrinate his nations children into HIS HATE and deviancy! Wise up voters. Know the history behind the wicked goons you are voting for. While you wait to embrace ignorant hysterical Kamalas year or two in office. Manically laughing at any challenge she gets. Thank through and research who your candidates are. On sunday, darken the chappal pews, because your Idolistic Iconic leaders are leading you astray, minute by minute. Oh, while you’re pondering that, go to your device and google “THE US BILL OF RIGHTS” count the ones your leaders do not want anyone to have. Then dust of your bible or torah, or quoran and pray that higher power waked everyday america up tomorrow. and we the people unite to make the leaders accountable morally, financially, and personally!
Truth hurts when facts confirm the truth. sorry lloyd, this wasn’t directed at you personally.