Adam Schiff kept whistleblower complaint from Republicans on the Intelligence Committee

  Yesterday we learned that Adam Schiff met with the whistleblower before this person filed a complaint. I did not think anything about this in and of itself as long as he did not coordinate with the person. It seemed to me that a potential whistleblower could possibly come to a member of the Intelligence Committee beforehand to ensure he or she was going by the law, but today we are learning that once this person came forward Adam Schiff decided not to tell the Republicans on his committee about it.

  Here is more:

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) did not notify Republicans on the committee of an intelligence official who came to one of his aides with concerns about President Trump before filing an official whistleblower complaint, according to the top Republican on the committee.

Here is what Devin Nunes had to say about this news:

We learn from the press today that Chm Schiff had prior knowledge and involvement in the [whistleblower] complaint. He withheld this info from the American people and even from the Intel Cmte. In light of this news, it’s hard to view impeachment as anything aside from an orchestrated farce.

  And here is a quote from New York Representative and Intelligence Committee member Elise Stefanik:

Re-upping my tweet from last week given the breaking news today that Adam Schiff had early access to the whistleblower & DID NOT share it with his own committee – instead he manipulated this information & played partisan political games. He should immediately step down as Chair.

  This is apparently a violation of committee rules and between this and the accusation set forth by Elise Stefanik that Adam Schiff manipulated the whistleblower information and coordinated with that person, coupled with his making up a phone conversation between Donald Trump and Ukraine despite having the actual transcript, it might be time for him to step down from the committee or at least remove himself from the investigation. It is clear there is a political agenda behind Adam Schiff’s actions.

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