Despite the vote, Adam Schiff’s supporters still consider him a ‘hero’.
Rep. Adam Schiff Censured by House, Still Praised as a Hero
Despite the House voting to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday, he still has a group of supporters who consider him a hero.
The censure vote was brought against Schiff due to his involvement in promoting the theory of collusion between former President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 campaign. This marks the 25th time in the House’s history that a member has been censured, and the second attempt to censure Schiff personally.
Supporters Speak Out
One of Schiff’s fellow House members, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), took to the House floor just before the vote to express his opposition to the censure. Krishnamoorthi referred to the vote as a “joke” and urged his colleagues to vote against it.
“Today we’re voting on a joke of a measure to censure Adam Schiff, a true public servant and patriot,” Krishnamoorthi said. “I urge a strong ‘no’ against this resolution targeting a true American hero.”
Gabriel Schoenfeld, a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, also expressed concern about the censure vote during an appearance on Morning Joe. He described it as a “precarious moment for American democracy” and emphasized Schiff’s role in exposing the misdeeds of the Trump administration.
“I think this is a very precarious moment for American democracy,” Schoenfeld said. “I think the censure of Adam Schiff is a kind of really a turning point or a landmark in this process, where a man who has actually played a heroic role in exposing the misdeeds of the Trump administration, exposing Donald Trump’s terrible behavior has been censured for — for doing basically the honest job of Congress.”
Schoenfeld also expressed concern that the censure vote could potentially pave the way for Trump to return to office.
Some Republicans Opt for “Present” Vote
Not all Republicans voted in favor of censuring Schiff. Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Guest (R-MS), Dave Joyce (R-OH), John Rutherford (R-FL), and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) chose to vote “present” instead.
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