Republican Rep. Luna tries to fine Democrat Adam Schiff $16million for role in Trump ‘witch hunt’
Republican wants to fine Democrat Adam Schiff $16 million for his role in Trump’s ‘witch hunt’
- Freshman GOP congressman wants to fine Schiff equal to half the cost of the Russiagate probes
- She denounced the 62-year-old senate candidate on the floor of the House of Representatives
- Trump regularly clashed with Schiff over his attempts to impeach him
A freshman Republican has filed a motion to fine Adam Schiff $16 million for accusing him of lying about the Russiagate investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged ties to the Kremlin.
Anna Paulina Luna, a 34-year-old lawmaker representing Florida, confirmed the move in a speech earlier Tuesday.
She accused the Democratic congressman, now a candidate for the Senate, of spouting a “conspiracy theory” about Trump’s ties to Russia.
Luna, a staunch Trump loyalist representing Florida, lashed out at Adam Schiff during her five-minute speech to the House of Representatives
“The allegation that President Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election has been proven false by numerous in-depth investigations.
“The conspiracy theory was created, funded and spread by President Trump’s political rivals,” she added, saying the fine would be half the cost of the Russian investigations to taxpayers.
The Trump loyalist said that as chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Schiff enjoyed and misused the special access he was given “sensitive information unavailable to most members of Congress.”
Luna also pointed to the recently published John Durham report that shook up the FBI’s investigation into the claims.
Durham said investigators had placed too much emphasis on unverified intelligence provided by ex-British spy Christopher Steele.
The Republican congressman denounced the file as being full of “debunked collusion allegations.”
Lawmakers will vote next Thursday (June 15) on the “privileged resolution” motion.
Such reprimands are reserved for serious offenses that fall short of the expulsion threshold, and only five members have been expelled in U.S. history.
Trump was in court in Miami on Tuesday (June 13) to face federal charges over allegations that he mishandled classified documents when leaving the White House
The former president then went to dinner at a local Cuban restaurant near the courthouse
Schiff said Luna’s motion was just a public relations stunt to divert attention from Trump’s hearing
Schiff, 62, claimed the move was “to deflect charges against Trump and get revenge on me for impeaching him.”
“I’m not going backwards,” he wrote on Twitter. ‘This will not stop me from standing up for our democracy.’
He also posted a link to his fundraiser in which he tries to replace the ailing Dianne Feinstein, who said she would step down at the end of her current term next year.
The recent investigation by John Durham has since debunked any evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia in the election.
Durham’s job, under an order from then-Attorney General Barr, was to investigate the origins of Crossfire Hurricane, which launched in July 2016, as well as Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s subsequent investigation launched in May 2017.
But the special counsel said senior FBI personnel demonstrated “a serious lack of analytical rigor” and a “significant reliance on investigative leads provided (directly or indirectly) or funded by Trump’s political opponents.”
The former commander-in-chief has repeatedly clashed with the top Democrat, calling him “Shifty Schiff” for his repeated accusations that he was in cahoots with Vladimir Putin.
House speaker Kevin McCarthy removed Schiff from his post as chairman of the intelligence community once he assumed his new role.