By PoliZette Staff | February 4, 2020
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) made his closing statements in Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Monday, and things took an odd turn when he claimed the president might end up selling Alaska to Russia if he is not impeached.
Schiff argued that if non-criminal acts are not impeachable, Trump would be able to sell off U.S. states to foreign powers, according to The Blaze.
The California Democrat slammed the argument that only criminal actions that meet the constitutional standards of “high crimes and misdemeanors” are impeachable, saying that if this were the case, “a whole range of utterly unacceptable conduct in a president would now beyond reach.”
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“Trump could offer Alaska to the Russians in exchange for support in the next election, or decide to move to Mar-a-Lago permanently and let Jared Kushner run the country, delegating to him the decision whether to go to war,” Schiff said. “Because those things are not necessarily criminal, this argument would allow that he could not be impeached for such abuses of power.”
SCHIFF says that if non-criminal actions aren’t impeachable, “Trump could offer Alaska to the Russians in exchange for support in the next election, or decide to move to Mar-a-Lago permanently and let Jared Kushner run the country”pic.twitter.com/Qvg8c4nMHR
— Nate Madden (@NateOnTheHill) February 3, 2020
This of course is not the first time that Schiff has tried to use a fictional narrative to take Trump down. Last year, Schiff created his own “parody” version of Trump’s infamous phone call with the Ukrainian president that he read out during a committee hearing, literally making up words that were said instead of truthfully reading out the transcript.
Schiff wasn’t the only Democrat to make odd arguments on Monday. Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) stated that only guilty people refuse to cooperate with investigations against them, which means that Trump must be guilty.
“Once he got caught, President Trump engaged in categorical and indiscriminate obstruction of any investigation into his wrongdoing,” Demings said. “He ordered every government agency and every official to defy the House’s impeachment inquiry. And he did so for a simple reason: To conceal evidence of his wrongdoing from Congress and the American people.”
“The president’s obstruction was unlawful and unprecedented, but it also confirmed his guilt,” she added. “Innocent people don’t try to hide every document and witness especially those that would clear them. That’s what guilty people do. That’s what guilty people do. Innocent people do everything they can to clear their name and provide evidence that shows that they are innocent.”
Rep. Val Demings: “The president’s obstruction was unlawful and unprecedented—but it also confirmed his guilt. Innocent people don’t try to hide every document and witness, especially those that could clear them. That’s what guilty people do.” https://t.co/lCrIAfTgkR pic.twitter.com/fD84NWrdGi
— ABC News (@ABC) February 3, 2020
Someone should remind Demings that we have a phrase called “innocent until proven guilty” in this country that is a staple of our legal system. The burden is on the prosecution to prove guilt, not on the defendant to prove innocence.
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Schiff and his fellow Democrats failed to prove that Trump is guilty, and they can’t stand the fact that their efforts to impeach him are dead in the water. They can hurl as many outlandish accusations at Trump as they want to, but they are only making themselves look bad at this point. Democrats have wasted the time and taxpayer money, and most Americans see right through them.
This piece originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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Hmmm, President Clinton allowed China to buy sensitive design information on rocketry, President Obama releases 5 top terrorists for the deserter Bergdall. Then he sends $150,000,000, to Iran to as part of the Iran deal. The President looks into corruption during the 2016 election cycle, withheld, for a very short time, to investigate if the newly elected President of Ukraine would work to eradicate rampant corruption in that country. This included the questionable actions by Joe Biden and his son Hunter in relation to the state prosecutor and Burrisma Gas. .
TERM LIMITS NOW!!!
LMFAO! Great response!
Schiff is projecting what he would do.
Schiff is no just unhinged; he is insane.
Geez, I wonder when Schiff for Brains will run for president . . . !
The whole lot of the democrats insisting that impeaching President Trump was this huge emergency, with all their basement secret meetings and witnesses. Witnesses that were not allowed to be questioned by any Republican, as this was clearly not a bipartisan impeachment because there are zero impeachable offenses committed by the President. Pelosi, shciff, nadler, schummer and the rest were in controll, they are crying about not being able to call witnesses in the Senate trial, and are now crying foul. Look here all you baffoons, you had all the time in the world to try and further your corrupt coup attempt before handing the articles over to the Senate. Stop throwing your petulant temper tantrums and get back to work, the work you were hired to do, for the people, not yourselves as you’ve been doing for way to long.
Fair warning to all of you, your next attempt will fail too. You see, we the people finally realize that we have a President who is actually working for US. The writing is on the wall for you all to see, so is your desperation. Your constituents are jumping ship in masse. You will not win in 2020, and 2020 through 2024 you will be exposed and should land your fannies in jail.
She forgot to mention how many times Obama refused to cooperate with the Republican house and Senate using presidential privilege. My how soon they forget. I`m all for keeping Alaska but Trump could sell CA, OR and WA and we would probably be better off.
Trump should sell California to Mexico, then build a wall around it.
Bizarre? Adam Schiff? Everything he does is bizarre.
If that’s the case then Hillary was definitely guilty up to her eye balls because she not only destroyed documents she destroyed phones. Now that’s funny because I don’t hear the demorats calling her guilty!
Schiff’s a jerk, lying one at that….
This is all a crock of sh*ff!
President Trump had every right to make the jerks work for documents and the President’s cabinet for witnesses after all the crap they put this country through before this impeachment inquiry. Honestly he was being smarter than them by using his executive privilege. This is used to protect sensitive Security information from getting into wrong hands. Since Democrats seem to leak everything they can just to say President Trump is a security risk!
All they have wanted to do is bash this man!
Watch this if you have doubt!
https://youtu.be/G87UXIH8Lzo
FUNNIEST TRUMP CAN’T WIN
Pencil Neck Schiff and High Pockets Round Mound Nadler aka dumb and dumber leading the charge of the socialist/communist Dem/Rino party LMAO !! These socialist can not take care of the Iowa caucus, but can handle all or countries, health care, climate change etc, give me a break !!
The people who jumped off the twin towers will look
like a side show compared to what the mudslimes will do to them
Proves all demmies should be exterminated.
more racist trash from the communist democrats…and we have had enough…they will all lose their jobs at the next opportunity to elect someone not racist, sexist, hateful, ignorant and uneducated
“Innocent people don’t try to hide every document….”
Ms. Demmings, respectfully, do you know who Benghazi
Killery is ?? Adjusting your cell phones with hammers, bleach bits on hard drives, private servers transmitting
confidential government info ( undoubtedly hacked into
by ANY hostile government), destruction ( and FOUND)
30,000 emails)…
Dumbocrat sounds appropriate.
They also have extreme constipation of the brain!
hopefully, those states see.. how well of a job she is doing. Called America a waste unless Islam is in power
this post violated our policy
Nope… Time to start looking for more Impeachable non happenings.
As soon as they get to pass a big tax increase
They Can’t….. They already promised it to Mexico
Now the Democrats can get on with doing Nothing.
I would not hold my breath waiting for the Demmunists to do ANYTHING to help this country, or its citizens, BOTH of which they OBVIOUSLY HATE.
Send him and others to cuba or any socialist country that will accept them.
Schiff’s comments : what else do you expect from the criminally insane psychotic ? !
Shift has gone over the edges should know that a President cannot sell a State or even a Territory without Congressional Approval, from both th e House and the Senate.
everyone of those house managers were complicit in the conspiracy to impeach the president.
Give it to Mexico and continue the wall right up the lline
The Spanish only founded the Missions in CA as the Russians already had “Fort Ross” in Northern California. So… the Russians already came real close to owning California!!!
Especially if you’re like me – a registered Republican who hasn’t got a ballot in 18 months.
Liberalism isn’t the mental disorder but Progressivism is and there are far too many Progressives in the government. Even just 20 years ago You could have a discussion with a Liberal without thinking either or you had lost your mind. Now you cannot have a discussion with them because if you dare to disagree you are either a racist or a fascist
I prefer to keep Alaska, but what can we get for NYC and LA?
So by that argument, everyone who pleads the 5th IS guilty! That applies to repubs but not Dems (is Lois Lerner). Wow
Schiff is certfiable
No boat is necessary…just dump them all in the ocean
Wrong post for this reply
Ten miles out into the Pacific Ocean with no boat.
Schiff and intelligence is an oxymoron..
You are as bad as the dems with this statement! I’m a patriot and a conservative- and you can ship all the
whacko liberals to Russian; leave the thousands of us who
have lived here and enjoyed CA out of general ravings!!!
Unfortunately not true, I have heard of a lot of Republicans there who are frustrated because the Democrat machine makes their votes ineffective. I’m pretty sure the county map of California has a LOT of red. They just have no power.
Don’t forget Shiffty..
I find this highly ironic since the Clinton’s have made a career out of selling anything they could, to foreign powers for their own gain. Remember the hard drives with our nuclear secrets and all the Chinese money he got for that? The reason for the secret Hillary server and the Clinton Foundation was so they could sell her influence for their own gain. I also remember something called Uranium One.
Whatever the “Loyal Opposition” <smirk> accuses us of, they thought of it, cause they did it.
They certainly should be made to pay it back with interest..
Make it a leaky boat made of recycled newspaper with no flotation devices.. Shark meal..
They don’t want to do their jobs.. That would require some work,which they’re not remotely capable of doing.. All they are capable of is diarrhea of the mouth.. That’s the only thing they can do real well.. Mark my words; some heads are going to roll after the next election.. They better have their luggage packed..
Arrest all the traitor dems in the House.We have had enough of their lying schiff
Bravo sir you are a good man we need more like you
These two have TDS Bad!
Schiff is mentally disturbed. He needs help. I think he should be removed from office and evaluated.
Schiff can always get a job as the cuckoo in the clock.
Yes, GB: I’m sure his weeks of lying facade has taken it’s toll. He is an angry man.
Can you imagine what the Muslim’s will do to the LGBTQ+++ crowd if they should gain control? Democrats burning candle at both ends and when the wick burns down – – please let them do their demise in the Middle East – – – Not here!
$0.25 at the most!
No, we’re thinking about selling California to Russia because of nut jobs like you, Pelosi, Gavin and Waters.
Nanati, it sounds like he should be close to being committed…… to an asylum. g
I’m waiting for that sorry piece of Schiff to play Trump phoning Putin to sell Alaska. Oh, better yet, have Schiff’s play-pretend Trump talk to a go-between instead and say, “Tell Putin I’ll be more flexible after my reelection.” Obama the traitor hot mic got away with that in real life.
Like a two year old having a tamtrum; Schiff honestly believes in his fairy tale.
Now that’s funny. I would go along with selling California tho lol
They act crazy but they are desperately trying to undermine our country and our Prez. This is about their greed and having the deep state, and Elites support them financially. The Dems are compromised thieves and not representing America or her citizens. They also have mainstream media in their pocket as well. Pray for our country, our Prez and his family. The swamp is deep and treacherous.
Just to remind you …
Adam Schiff is the House Intelligence Committee Chairman.
Have a good nights sleep.
Earth to Schiff: Pretty sure a President CANNOT “sell” a state–it is not HIS to sell. That would be FRAUD, which is certainly a criminal–and therefore, IMPEACHABLE–offense. This off-the-wall accusation just show how DESPERATE and DESPICABLE Schiff truly is, and that he belongs in a room with padded walls and a TIGHTLY-LACED straitjacket, so he can’t hurt himself or anybody else. And, preferably, a GAG to stop the RIVER OF LIES pouring forth from his mouth!
How much do you think we would have to pay them to take it?
Can you imagine what the Russian would do to the LGBT crowd?
When does the DNC repay the cost of this debacle?
Good grief. Someone innocent shouldn’t be forced to go to the effort to prove guilt, especially for this farce. That is ridiculous, Ms. Demmings. Utterly ridiculous. So you think you can make the POTUS dance to your tune on accusations? Go to contortions to prove his innocence? Guess you will find out that this is NOT how this works.
Well stated!
I have a better idea. Why not sell California to the Russians? Nothing but all communist there now anyway. They would fit in perfect. Movies would probably improve as well. No more remakes and sequels for a change.
“Problem Solved”. Perfect name for the boat for the ride to cuba.
Democrats = big hot stinking pile of Schiff
Liberalism is a mental disorder and Schiff proves that every time he opens his mouth.
All the pages, my family will vote for Republicans in 2020
LOL
The Dems have lost all common sense and absolutely show their ignorance of our Constitution..please vote 2020..Trump and Republicans!!
I could not agree more, especially the second paragraph.
Val Demmings quote “Innocent people don’t try to hide every document and witness especially those that would clear them. That’s what guilty people do”.
With all due respects, as a congressperson of color from the south, innocent people know full well when they are being railroaded, and without exception should not cooperate with a sham to convict them.
The house had legal means to obtain further testimony and witnesses but chose not to do so in their rush to push their responsibilities and duties on the senate. Now maybe the House democrats can actually do their jobs helping the American citizens for the remainder of the year for once in recent years. My 2 cents.
Donald Trump should send Schieff and other leftists included Obama for political asylum in Cuba on a boat Problem solved
You democrats are the ones hiding “witnesses”, demanding the President have no legal counsel, pretending to read transcripts of imagined conversations…in America a person is innocent until proven in a court of law that they are guilty & the burden of proof is up to the prosecutors (ie the democrats) to prove beyond a shadow of doubt their guilt. Dems haven’t done that.
Don’t you have to be “hinged” before you can become “unhinged”?
Deranged.