Republican legislator Matt Gaetz introduced new legislation this week that would remove Rep. Adam Schiff as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee; setting the stage for a high-stakes battle in the immediate aftermath of Robert Mueller’s “no collusion” report.
“The resolution, titled ‘Preventing Extreme Negligence with Classified Information Licenses Resolution’—or ‘Pencil Act’—calls for Schiff’s resignation from the committee. The acronym is a reference to “’pencil neck,’ which is President Donald Trump’s recent nickname for Schiff,” reports the Daily Caller.
“Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congressman Adam Schiff should be removed from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House and that his security clearance should be revoked immediately,” states the legislation.
“Whereas Congressman Adam Schiff is the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives,” it concludes.
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DEMS DIG IN: Nancy Pelosi Says She’s ‘SO PROUD’ of Adam Schiff’s ‘Work as Chairman’
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi threw her full-support behind Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff Thursday; defending the lawmaker after GOP legislators called for his resignation” following the Mueller report.
NEW: "I'm so proud of the work of Chairman Adam Schiff," Speaker Pelosi says after GOP members of House Intel Committee call for his resignation.
"I think they're just scaredy-cats. They just don't know what to do." https://t.co/t2NWMxwLme pic.twitter.com/ID59B7QtUf
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 28, 2019
“I’m so proud of the work of Chairman Adam Schiff; in stark contrast to the irresponsible and almost-criminal behavior of the previous chair of the committee. So, what is the President afraid of? Is he afraid of the truth?” asked Pelosi.
“I think they’re just scaredy-cats, they just don’t know what to do so they have to make an attack. They did the wrong thing, the American people know that,” she added.
DEMS DIG IN: The President Slams ‘STONE COLD CRAZY’ Democrats for ‘Presidential Harassment’
President Trump unloaded on Congressional Democrats Tuesday morning; saying liberal legislators have gone “stone cold crazy” after finding “no collusion” during the “greatest overreach in the history of our country.”
“Now that they realize the only Collusion with Russia was done by Crooked Hillary Clinton & the Democrats, Nadler, Schiff and the Dem heads of the Committees have gone stone cold CRAZY. 81 letter sent to innocent people to harass them. They won’t get ANYTHING done for our Country!” tweeted the President.
Now that they realize the only Collusion with Russia was done by Crooked Hillary Clinton & the Democrats, Nadler, Schiff and the Dem heads of the Committees have gone stone cold CRAZY. 81 letter sent to innocent people to harass them. They won’t get ANYTHING done for our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2019
The greatest overreach in the history of our Country. The Dems are obstructing justice and will not get anything done. A big, fat, fishing expedition desperately in search of a crime, when in fact the real crime is what the Dems are doing, and have done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2019
“The greatest overreach in the history of our Country. The Dems are obstructing justice and will not get anything done. A big, fat, fishing expedition desperately in search of a crime, when in fact the real crime is what the Dems are doing, and have done!” added the Commander-in-Chief.