Republicans take the rare step of censuring Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-era probes

[BumRushDaShow]

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Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday took the rare step of censuring one of its own members, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, over his criticisms of then-President Donald Trump and his role in leading the first impeachment inquiry into the former president.

The 213-209 party-line vote came exactly one week after a similar effort to censure Schiff was rejected after 20 Republicans joined Democrats to block the resolution over objections to a provision that called for fining the California Democrat $16 million.

But the author of the resolution, freshman Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said this week she had secured support from the 20 GOP dissenters after she removed language about a fine.

Schiff will now be ordered to stand on the House floor to receive a verbal rebuke. The resolution also requires the House Ethics Committee to launch an investigation into Schiff.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-censure-rep-adam-schiff-trump-era-probes-rcna90451

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Just as a sidenote, DID censure Paul Gosar on Nov. 17, 2021 for promoting a video of the killing of AOC.

THAT is the type of thing that justifies censure, not this nonsense they came up with for Schiff.

Here were Schiff's remarks today -

[mahina]

1. What a disgrace- on them. Insane.

[thenelm1]

29. Profiles in courage - not.

Even the 20 or so who voted against this nonsense last week knuckled under after TFG started yammering having them primaried.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

39. Yes. On NBC News for the neutral words and tone of a display of mass cult behavior in

worship of a golden calf.

[LymphocyteLover]

43. Truly. They are beyond hope. Fucking lunatics defending a lunatic despot.

[maxsolomon]

2. One hopes he gets the opportunity to respond for the record.

Absolutely ridiculous. The GOP are nothing but clowns.

[markodochartaigh]

64. The GOP are nothing but

*kkklowns

[LoisB]

3. Frankly, I think they are jealous of Rep. Schiff. They don't have anyone comparable on their

side.

[iluvtennis]

7. Exactly. n/t

[Walleye]

4. Four years later they decide to censure him. Putin puppets

[AllaN01Bear]

16. trump putin puppets .

[madamesilverspurs]

5. Just as mccarthy was beginning his third attempt

the screen went black and then went to a tornado warning.

Damned appropriate.

.

[ZonkerHarris]

6. Congratulations people of Texas Adam Schiff has been censored and you can now die from the big

Heat wave with that peace of mind

Also average Americans struggling to pay the bills can take some comfort in the fact that Republicans have now yelled at Adam Schiff

The GOP might as well adjourn Congress until 2024 because they've done all they can do now

[walkingman]

11. We are not the only assholes in this nation but admittedly we have a lot. This is shameful.

[iluvtennis]

8. Just stupid nonsense. So looking forward to us Dems taking back control of the House. n/t

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Censured for doing his job. SMDH

[cloudythescribbler]

10. so they censure Schiff but not Greene, Santos & others who threaten (eg AOC)

Of course, being RW means not having to be consistent at all

why weren't there more than 209 Democrats on hand to vote this down? In this instance, the more Dems you bring in, the more GOPers (who might have problems justifying this) have to take this noxious vote

[TygrBright]

12. Suggest he have the wording of the censure motion engraved on a huge bronze plaque...

...and post it right next to his office door.

Put pics of in on his Congresscritter website. Stand next to it, thumbs up, and get a pic taken. Sell autographed copies as a campaign fundraiser (would totally buy one!) and miniature resin versions of the plaque itself as a more expensive fundraiser.

He can go to TOWN on this...

amusedly,
Bright

[LoisB]

19. That would be great! Being "censured" by the likes of McCarthy, BoBo, Marj the MAGAt, et al

is a badge of honor.

[thenelm1]

26. This!! n/t

[Zilli]

66. Badge of Honor was my first thought.

Jealous, angry MAGA's who have no policies except to showcase their insanity. Hope Schiff can use this in his Senate campaign to illustrate the corruption and the MAGA single minded effort to defend their god king and destroy anyone who supports DEMOCRACY and the rule of law.

[LymphocyteLover]

46. what exactly IS the wording of the dang thing? Is it public?

[cactusfractal]

13. Ok, bring em in one at a time...

I don't think this baby will handle all 213 at once.

[jmowreader]

52. Those don't do what you want them to do

Didn't you see Fargo?

[canetoad]

61. Was that the scene

With a lot of red on the snow? Been a while since I watched Fargo.

[JohnSJ]

14. I despise these repukes with extreme prejudice, and hope their day of reckoning will come in

2024, when they lose the House, Senate, and WH by a significant majority

[Still Sensible]

15. The current version of the GOP is beyond

any measure of redemption. They are locked into supporting a completely out of control narcissist oaf that has them in a captivity of their own making. They can’t even (for the most part) win their primaries because the cult will vote them out. Unfortunately there are a number of states and congressional districts where it doesn’t matter.

They can censure the Honorable Congressman all they want to satisfy their base, but it’s the lying blowhard that’s sitting under a mountain of indictments!

[electric_blue68]

28. You forgot this part...*bold ( 😉 )

"completely out of control greedy, cruel narcissist oaf..."


Along w Cruel, greedyish Repuglicans!

[Still Sensible]

36. Thank you for fixing that! 😊 n/t

[electric_blue68]

40. Glad to be of service. 😁 👍

[FloridaBlues]

17. Trump wanted this to happen for a long time part of his revenge

These nut cases got their marching orders to do this.

[Progressive dog]

18. A censure by that group

of criminals is a badge of honor.

[LoisB]

20. Oops. I just said the same. I should have read all the comments first.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. nothing better to do and the real crook goes free.

[riversedge]

22. Rep Raskin: "What can you say about a party that embraces the Big Lie, insurrection and George Santo

@RepRaskin
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Bending disgracefully to the will of Donald Trump, Republicans today revived their absurd effort to censure @RepAdamSchiff
. What can you say about a party that embraces the Big Lie, insurrection and George Santos but wants to censure Adam Schiff?

[riversedge]

24. Schiff responds:

Link to tweet

?s=20

[electric_blue68]

30. WTG, Rep Adam Schiff.

effin' Repuglicans

[LoisB]

31. Good on him! Channeling FDR: "I welcome their hatred".

[crickets]

32. I noticed that too and cheered! 👍

[BumRushDaShow]

51. Thank you for posting that!

[Cha]

23. JHC! The GD Twilight Zone.

Censured for holding the Traitor Accountable. GMAFB.

This should help Schiff in CA.

[iemanja]

25. Schiff for Senator!

[LoisB]

42. He has my vote.

[LiberalFighter]

27. Do the rules allow such action for something that happened in a previous Congress?

[lonely bird]

33. Of course...

Anna Paulina Loon is from Florida. Just another DeathSantis virus.

[riversedge]

34. Goldman: You are the party of George Santos! Who are you holding accountable?!? Don't lecture us wit

Goldman: One of my Republican colleagues says “we will hold members accountable.”

You are the party of George Santos! Who are you holding accountable?!? Don’t lecture us with your projection.. It’s pathetic

Link to tweet

?s=20

Link to tweet

?s=20

[bluestarone]

35. This country is going to hell!

These MOTHER FUCKING NO GOOD pieces of SHIT!

[The_Casual_Observer]

37. Inflation is going away, Trump has been indicted.... so this

is the only arrow in their quiver.

Sucks to be them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

38. Trump fluffers all

[Paladin]

41. Fuck you where you breathe, trump pimps. (nt)

[Celerity]

45. wrong end of the prozzie biz

they are Trump whores

[republianmushroom]

44. Repukes remember turn about is fair play.

[keithbvadu2]

47. 'Presidential' Trump calls Congressman Adam Schiff "Little Adam Schitt"

'Presidential' Trump calls Congressman Adam Schiff "Little Adam Schitt"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211446937

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211883707

Link to tweet

?ref_src=

[mysteryowl]

48. What did Rep Schiff do wrong???

I have not heard of anything.
This must be all made up.

[question everything]

50. Did his job. Led the first impeachment of Whiny

[mysteryowl]

57. exactly

[Marthe48]

49. If you can donate to Mr. Schiff's Senate campaign

or send him any kind of support, please do. If he gets a noticable increase in his donations, it might be a slap in the face to the asses who censured him.

[jmowreader]

53. Rep. Schiff's response is a thing of beauty

"To my Republican colleagues who introduced this resolution, I thank you," Schiff said earlier Wednesday after Democrats failed to kill the measure. "You honor me with your enmity. You flatter me with this falsehood. You, who are the authors of a big lie about the last election, must condemn the truth-tellers and I stand proudly before you. Your words tell me that I have been effective in the defense of our democracy and I am grateful."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-schiff-censure-resolution-vote-house/#

[BumRushDaShow]

56. Here is a youtube of his remarks (the tweeted video was posted upthread)

[LymphocyteLover]

54. The text is a joke. Can we censure the censurers for their lies in the censure?

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/521/text

[PlutosHeart]

55. They did to one they will do it to another.

Mark my words. I think he was a test run just like everything else they do.

[LenaBaby61]

67. Well, Dems won't exactly fight back ....

Or censure THEM, and God in heavens knows that there's a lot to censure many a GQP US Taliban fascist putin-loving party member on/over. Dems 'ignore.' Meanwhile you have the GQP doing what they want to do, with NO ramifications whatsoever. Even when Dems wield power, they won't do much to check that party of George Santos. Glad that Dan Goldman, Jamie Raskin and a few other Dems are at least starting to answer and give it back to these treasonous assholes instead of being the adults in the room 24/7. When a bully has you on the ropes and you don't stop them, they keep bullying and bully worse. Dems need to really start kicking some bully ass like Goldman, Jamie and some of the rest are starting to do.

[SunSeeker]

58. The Republicans are a fucking disgrace. They should be censured for issuing this censure.

[CaptainTruth]

59. And I will never forget it.

[SunSeeker]

60. Great floor speech. The GOP may have just handed him the CA Senate seat.

[angrychair]

62. This, yes this

Is what the weaponization of government looks like.

[Rhiannon12866]

63. Tweet from Adam Schiff today:

Link to tweet

[LaMouffette]

65. Every time I see Adam Schiff on TV, I make the little heart symbol with my hands. Love you,

Adam Schiff! You have more honor and integrity in one eyelash than the entire GOP.