Adam Schiff Will Investigate Trump's Coronavirus Response

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Adam Schiff Will Investigate Trump’s Coronavirus Responce

by Jason Easley at PoliticusUSA

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/04/01/adam-schiff-trump-coronavirus-investigation.html

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that discussions have begun on a 9/11 Commission style investigation into Trump’s coronavirus response.

Via The Washington Post:

Schiff, a California Democrat, told me in an interview Monday that his staff has already started working on a discussion draft modeled after the 9/11 Commission, and that he would be talking about the possibility with others in Congress. And he said the House Intelligence Committee, which he chairs, has begun reviewing the committee’s intelligence materials on the pandemic.

“We will need to delay the work of the commission until the crisis has abated to ensure that it does not interfere with the agencies that are leading the response,” Schiff explained in an email. “But that should not prevent us from beginning to identify where we got it wrong and how we can be prepared for the next pandemic.”.

Republicans are going to immediately howl that Schiff is out to get Trump with another “witch hunt,” but their claims will not be true.

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[coti]

1. This is called holding your leadership accountable. nt

[coti]

3. It's sad that they have people so trained to anticipate their immediate "just politics" response

and that it does seem to discourage action and investigation regarding Trump's misconduct.

[certainot]

34. 'just politics' for 30 years has ignored talk radio, which has allowed limbaugh to lead denial all

over the country the last 2 months and enable trump

lawrence odonell just used his bully pulpit to blame fox with no mention of fox's big brother talk radio

all he had to do was mention limbaugh's bullshit, like the freepress org petition to the FCC for an investigation into the disinformation, which included a small sample of limbaugh quotes. hundreds of radio stations licensed to operate in the public interest have been following the llimbaugh lead in denying covid for 2 months.

the owner of those stations need to lose their licenses

https://www.freepress.net/sites/default/files/2020-03/free_press_petition_for_inquiry_to_fcc_re_broadcast_misinformation.pdf

[marble falls]

2. I guess the buck might just stop on his desk, after all.

[uponit7771]

4. K&R

[TrishaJ]

5. Yes, and we should have at least as

many GOP did for BENGHAZI.

[Trailrider1951]

6. YES! YES! YES!

Go get him, Rep. Schiff!

[SheltieLover]

7. Get to Greatest Page!!!

Schiff

K&R

[Mike 03]

8. This is just what I needed to see today!

[Pepsidog]

9. Go after these Trumpanzee loving asses with a vengeance.

[Frances]

10. But Hillary's emails

[we can do it]

11. Thank you Adam!

[flibbitygiblets]

12. tRump admitted today that he wouldn't have done anything differently

Because he's incapable of admitting even the slightest error in judgment.

For once, his hubris may come back to haunt him. Because there's a FUCK TON of things he could have done better.

[SunSeeker]

13. Trump should go to jail for negligent homicide.

[BigmanPigman]

14. I prefer Spanish Inquisition style

punishments in this case. However, I would consider a visit by a "Goodfella" appreciate as well.

[SunSeeker]

15. Works for me. Either one or both.

[DENVERPOPS]

16. How about

for Intentionally negligent and aggressive homicide. Along with all the others in his administration, along with all Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

The DNC needs to concentrate taking out republican U.S. Senators. With out their Senate majority, this entire administration evaporates in a second. They can't seem to grasp this fact.............

[Ad Infinitum]

17. Let the Sun Shine In

Thank you so much for this encouraging sign of sanity.

[NotHardly]

18. Absolutely! Trump & the whole adm. needs investigated, they smiled while people died.

... and they haven't quit lying since they started. 2 months... 2 months, by mid-January the world knew what was coming and so did Trump & his cronies. They held private meetings, committed insider trading for them and their best buddies, no national emergency or powers placed in effect, competing w/ states over precious supplies while allowing their buddies to price-gouge critical needs materials, supplies, medication, and equipment. Impeach and imprison the lot of them.

[GeorgiaPeanut]

19. This is great

but they will again withhold documents and witnesses.

[Duppers]

33. Exactly.

How many "we got ya now" issues, which SHOULD have dethroned T45, have we had?

Sorry, my enthusiasm has been dampened. 😟

[ecstatic]

20. Thank God. Yes, we're used to trump f*cking up, but that doesn't give him a pass

to f*ck up continuously without checks. Even if it's in vain, hold him accountable for EVERYTHING.

[Joinfortmill]

21. This will finally bring him down. The next two weeks are going to be brutal. Stay safe. Stay strong.

[djacq]

22. Commission to Investigate, then Accountability.

Lock his Fat Old Orange Ass Up.

[ooky]

23. Good. But wait until next year when we control both legislative chambers and the

White House.

It won't happen, but he should be charged with murder and get the end of a rope.

[Botany]

24. Impeach his ass again and let the senate republicans go on the record protecting Trump and ...

... his bloody hands.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. Yes! There is a god, or something to hold Orange Julius responsible. Let the GOP howling begin, now!

[Under The Radar]

26. I hope that the live hearings will be televised at 5:00

I need to see some intelligent dialogue before dark instead of this bumbling idiot

[Nikki28]

27. yes yes

All is not lost of our democracy just yet. I know he is brilliant, but how will will it work with so many shut in? Glad he is getting others to help. Put it out there that this monster has failed and let him dare not help California? I am so glad this will put the spot light on this unfit anti king.That is why I am so proud of the Dem's and hope prayer goes up for Adam because his crazed fans do not want anyone looking into their king's crimes. Come on down magnificent seven from the impeachment aka the dream team.

[Meowmee]

28. 👍🏻 Nt

[wishstar]

29. Good at least to put the criminals on notice that Congress will attempt oversight

[not fooled]

30. Have experts testify

as to what the body count would have been if action had been taken early on, vs. red don's delayed and weak response.

[warmfeet]

31. We are long past investigations.

Change will no longer happen by the usual means. Things will get very, very ugly - then change might be possible.

[bdamomma]

32. Go after them

or the American people will. Those of us who survive this nightmare.

[misanthrope]

35. This is going to backfire

Last edited Thu Apr 2, 2020, 02:54 AM - Edit history (2)

Right now, Democrats only have to sit back and let Trump destroy his chances. Give him the rope because he's hanging himself weekly, nearly daily.

But you start these proceedings now and it will look petty and exploitative. The nation is hungry for real leadership, not political maneuvering. I was wondering how the party was going to find a way to fritter away their current advantage and this would be it.

It is way too soon in this pandemic to start this.

EDIT TO ADD:
After reading a couple of various sources it seems evident Schiff is at least cagey enough to hold off on this for a while. This slow-motion, widespread tragedy is going to take a long time to play out and any presumptive moves are going to come off as craven.

[Polybius]

36. I agree, this doesn't help and it's obviously going to go nowhere

But it looks like we're alone on this one.

[hughee99]

38. If the investigation is run to try to answer the question

“What did Trump do wrong, and is any of it illegal?”, then it will backfire. If it’s run to answer the question “what went wrong, and what can we do the in the future to handle it better”, then there won’t be any backfire because no one will talk about the investigation at all.

I suspect the target will be the first question, and that this investigation will only be in the news in the run up to the election. After that, it will fade away.

[Ad Infinitum]

37. ALONE?

Black Hole: not even light escapes and everything around it is sucked into it.

[disndat]

39. The Cowardly Bully in the WH

threatening a full force campaign to blame the spread of the coronavirus on Schiff's impeachment hearings
distracting the WH from fully undertaking steps to stop the pandemic. This was red meat for Schiff to fight back,
as only Schiff can, to open up an investigation into Trump's coronavirus performance from day one.