Fed up with the House Intelligence Committee Chairman's Soviet-like secrecy when it comes to the "Russia collusion" probe, Rep. Jim Jordan and 26 other GOP representatives are demanding Schiff release transcripts of interviews the intelligence committee conducted as part of its investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign and the 2016 election.
Specifically, they're demanding the transcripts of 53 interviews the intelligence committee already voted to release back in 2018 - before the midterm elections put Democrats in control of the House and Schiff in control of one of its most important panels.
"We understand now that Chairman Schiff is blocking the release of these transcripts," the Republican representatives' letter stated.
"For almost four years, prominent Democrat politicians and commentators alleged that President Trump colluded with Russia, with Chairman Schiff going so far as to say that he had 'direct evidence' of collusion. Now that these allegations have been disproven by several investigations, the American people deserve to have transparency about why public figures such as Chairman Schiff continue to promote such wild accusations."
It's likely why Schiff has refused to release the transcripts - which include interviews with such key insiders as Trump Jr. They almost certainly show just how empty the whole "Russia collusion" story was from the beginning.
If that evidence was in the interview transcripts Jordan and his colleagues are seeking, it's a solid bet that Schiff would have papered the District of Columbia with them.
The chances are very good that, as the Flynn case comes apart, and renewed attention comes to the interview transcripts he's trying to block, Adam Schiff is feeling pressure like he hasn't before.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jordan-house-gop-say-schiff-blocking-russia-probe-transcripts/
Specifically, they're demanding the transcripts of 53 interviews the intelligence committee already voted to release back in 2018 - before the midterm elections put Democrats in control of the House and Schiff in control of one of its most important panels.
"We understand now that Chairman Schiff is blocking the release of these transcripts," the Republican representatives' letter stated.
"For almost four years, prominent Democrat politicians and commentators alleged that President Trump colluded with Russia, with Chairman Schiff going so far as to say that he had 'direct evidence' of collusion. Now that these allegations have been disproven by several investigations, the American people deserve to have transparency about why public figures such as Chairman Schiff continue to promote such wild accusations."
It's likely why Schiff has refused to release the transcripts - which include interviews with such key insiders as Trump Jr. They almost certainly show just how empty the whole "Russia collusion" story was from the beginning.
If that evidence was in the interview transcripts Jordan and his colleagues are seeking, it's a solid bet that Schiff would have papered the District of Columbia with them.
The chances are very good that, as the Flynn case comes apart, and renewed attention comes to the interview transcripts he's trying to block, Adam Schiff is feeling pressure like he hasn't before.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jordan-house-gop-say-schiff-blocking-russia-probe-transcripts/
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