{"id":1825252,"date":"2023-01-26T13:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825252"},"modified":"2023-01-26T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:38:38","slug":"adam-schiff-to-run-for-u-s-senate-seat-held-by-feinstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-to-run-for-u-s-senate-seat-held-by-feinstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Schiff to Run for U.S. Senate Seat Held by Feinstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fadam-schiff-to-run-for-u-s-senate-seat-held-by-feinstein%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825252&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Democratic California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/adam-schiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Adam Schiff<\/a> On Thursday, he announced his candidacy to the U.S. Senate seat currently held in California by Senator Dianne Feinstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Our democracy is at great risk. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else,&#8221; Schiff shared a tweet with a link to a video that announced his campaign. &#8220;We\u2019re in the fight of our lives\u2014a fight I\u2019m ready to lead as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California\u2019s next U.S. Senator<\/a>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schiff was reelected for a seventh term in November. He now represents California&#8217;s 30th Congressional District. He was a prominent lawmaker and chairman of the House Intelligence committee from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a foil for Republicans in the first impeachment investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former President Donald Trump<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/schiff-gets-roasted-posting-tiktok-video-losing-committee-spot-china-laughing-at-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCHIFF GETS ROASTED AFTER POSTING TIKTOK VIDEO ABOUT LOSING COMMITTEE SPOT: \u2018CHINA IS LAUGHING AT US\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/ADAM-SCHIFF-CAPITOL-STEPS-CONGRESS-WASHINGT.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks with reporters about the situation in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 23, 2021.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Rep. Adam Schiff, D.Calif., talks to reporters about Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2021.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(REUTERS\/Jonathan Ernst)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/senator-dianne-feinestein-california-2024.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., walks through the Senate subway on her way to a procedural vote on the Respect for Marriage Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 28, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Senator Dianne Feinstein, D. Calif., walks through a subway station on her way to a procedural voting on the Respect for Marriage Act in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 28, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mike-pompeo-eviscerates-leaker-adam-schiff-nowhere-near-classified-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MIKE POMPEO EVISCERATES \u2018LEAKER\u2019 ADAM SCHIFF: HE SHOULD BE \u2018NOWHERE NEAR\u2019 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video he released as his campaign announcement highlights his track record of going after Trump (whom he calls a &#8220;against&#8221;). &#8220;dangerous demagogue.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/nancy-pelosi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi<\/a> Schiff was appointed as the lead impeachment supervisor for Trump&#8217;s 2020 impeachment trial. He led a team consisting of seven House members who presented evidence to Senate to support Trump&#8217;s conviction on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans strongly criticized Schiff&#8217;s actions as lead investigator in Trump\u2019s impeachment investigation. Kevin McCarthy, House Speaker has said Schiff &#8220;openly lied to the American people&#8221; As chairman of the House Intelligence committee, he abused his authority. In September 2019, Schiff angered Republicans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/schiff-parody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grossly exaggerating<\/a> The contents of a phone call in which Trump allegedly forced Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, to investigate Joe Biden, his 2020 rival. Later, he called his summary of Trump\u2019s telephone conversation &#8220;a&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;parody.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy removed Schiff from Intelligence Committee in 118th Congress as a reprisal for Schiff&#8217;s conduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schiff-swalwell-omar-respond-speaker-mccarthy-keeps-them-off-committees-political-vengeance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCHIFF, SWALWELL, OMAR RESPOND AFTER SPEAKER MCCARTHY KEEPS THEM OFF COMMITTEES: \u2018POLITICAL VENGEANCE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/adam-schiff-house-of-representatives-eric-swalwell-ilhan-omar.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., flanked by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Rep. Adam Schiff, D.Calif., is flanked on Wednesday by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D.Calif., &#038; Rep. Ilhan Omar, D.Minn., during a press conference regarding committee assignments for U.S. Congress 118th.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif. joined Schiff earlier this month in running for the seat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feinstein, who is 89 years old, has not yet declared her intention to run for reelection. She is the oldest sitting senator at the moment and it is widely expected that she will announce in the next months that her intention to retire from office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Chris Pandolfo works as a Fox News Digital writer. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff On Thursday, he announced his candidacy to the U.S. Senate seat currently held in California by Senator Dianne Feinstein. &#8220;Our democracy is at great risk. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else,&#8221; Schiff shared a tweet with a link to a video that announced his campaign. &#8220;We\u2019re &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1825255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5156,9094,5646,5159,5839,3740,7238],"class_list":["post-1825252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-adam","tag-feinstein","tag-held","tag-schiff","tag-seat","tag-senate","tag-u-s"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1825252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1825255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1825252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1825252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1825252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}