{"id":2196770,"date":"2024-03-11T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-hoaxer-adam-schiff-says-he-hopes-intel-community-will-hide-info-from-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:19:11","slug":"russia-hoaxer-adam-schiff-says-he-hopes-intel-community-will-hide-info-from-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-hoaxer-adam-schiff-says-he-hopes-intel-community-will-hide-info-from-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Schiff, a Russia hoaxer, wants intel community to conceal information from Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Frussia-hoaxer-adam-schiff-says-he-hopes-intel-community-will-hide-info-from-trump%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=2196770&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--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Schiff\"><br \/>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After being removed from the House Intelligence Committee for dishonesty, California Democratic\u200c Rep. Adam Schiff \u2064made a shocking statement on NBC News. He expressed his hope that the intelligence community would withhold\u200b crucial information from former President Donald Trump during the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/darren-bailey-enters-race-to-challenge-popular-republican-in-blue-illinois\/\" title=\"Darren Bailey joins race to challenge popular Republican in Illinois, a blue state.\">upcoming campaign season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on \u2063&#8221;Meet the Press,&#8221; Schiff was\u200b asked \u200cwhether he believed it \u2064was appropriate for Trump to \u200dreceive intelligence \u2062briefings, considering \u200dthe 40 felony \u200ccharges he faces for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-nasty-special-counsel-jack-smith-in-hannity-town-hall-as-indictment-looms\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes special counsel Jack Smith as indictment approaches during Hannity town hall.\">mishandling\u2063 classified documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Adam Schiff states \u2062the U.S. \u2063Intelligence Community will withhold\u2063 intelligence briefings from Donald Trump, concealing information, sources, and methods if he wins re-election \u2063this\u2064 fall. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0CUsqAQqXN\">pic.twitter.com\/0CUsqAQqXN<\/a><\/p>\n<footer>The General (@GeneralMCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeneralMCNews\/status\/1766902913064952214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March\u200d 10, 2024<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Well, that is the\u200b practice, but we\u2019ve never had a situation where \u2062one of the \u2062candidates for president \u200dhas been so criminally\u2064 negligent when it\u2062 comes \u200bto handling, if not worse, when it comes to handling classified information.<\/p>\n<p>So I have to\u2063 hope \u2064\u2014 \u2064and \u200dknowing the intelligence community as I do \u2014 that they will dumb \u2062down the briefing for Donald Trump. That is, \u200cthey will\u2064 give him no more information than absolutely necessary, \u2063nothing that \u200bwould reveal sources or\u2062 methods because we\u200b can\u2019t trust that he will do the right thing with that information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2019\/12\/10\/ig-report-confirms-schiff-fisa-memo-media-praised-was-riddled-with-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schiff<\/a> spent years using his\u200c position as ranking member\u200d on the House\u2063 Intelligence Committee to leak <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/12\/08\/18-questions-cnn-needs-to-answer-after-getting-busted-for-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dubious<\/a> claims or provide deceptive \u200ccomments to the media to foment fear that Trump was a Russian \u2062asset before former \u2062Speaker of\u2062 the House\u200d Kevin McCarthy booted him\u2064 from\u2063 his \u2064seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/06\/media-smear-nc-republican-as-conspiracy-theorist-while-celebrating-russia-hoaxer-adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Media Smear NC Republican \u2063As Conspiracy Theorist While\u2063 Celebrating Russia \u200bHoaxer Adam\u200d Schiff<\/strong><\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adam\u2064 Schiff lied to the American people, and \u200cduring\u2063 my time as CIA director \u2064and Secretary of State, I know that he leaked classified information that had been \u2062provided to him,&#8221; former Secretary \u200dof State \u2062Mike Pompeo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mike-pompeo-eviscerates-leaker-adam-schiff-nowhere-near-classified-information?intcmp=tw_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Fox News\u200d after McCarthy took\u200b Schiff off the \u2062committee.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/03\/schiff-russia-trump-collusion-236386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on MSNBC in\u200b 2017 that &#8220;there \u200cis more \u200bthan circumstantial evidence\u200d now&#8221;\u2063 linking the Trump campaign to Russia while \u2064telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/03\/23\/politics\/adam-schiff-trump-russia-grand-jury\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> he had seen &#8220;the kind\u2064 of evidence&#8221; a grand \u200djury \u2063may want to view. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/07\/14\/537193375\/rep-adam-schiff-on-the-latest-in-the-russia-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schiff<\/a> continued to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/adam-schiff-says-theres-direct-evidence-of-deception-between-trump-camp-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">double down<\/a> on his claims,\u200d telling \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2017\/12\/10\/schiff-1512927854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> months later that \u2063there was &#8220;damning&#8221; evidence of collusion.<\/p>\n<p>One \u200cyear later, \u200bthen-Intelligence\u200b Chairman\u2063 Devin \u200dNunes\u200d released a report detailing how the\u2062 FBI obtained \u2062a \u2063surveillance warrant against\u2063 former Trump campaign staffer\u200b Carter Page through a secret FISA court and did not alert the court that Christopher Steele,\u200c the man behind\u200b the discredited &#8216;Steele Dossier,&#8217; was a \u200dspy.<\/p>\n<p>The information was later corroborated by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz.<\/p>\n<p>But Schiff sought to\u200c cast a shadow of doubt on the report and \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2019\/12\/16\/ig-report-proves-adam-schiff-has-been-lying-about-spygate-since-the-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instead released his own\u2062 memo<\/a> falsely claiming the &#8220;FBI and DOJ officials did not &#8216;abuse&#8217; the [FISA] \u2062 process,\u2062 omit material information, or \u2062subvert this vital \u2062tool \u200bto spy \u200don the Trump campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schiff then vigorously fought\u200d for big tech to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/press\/dem\/releases\/feinstein-schiff-send-follow-up-letter-to-twitter-and-facebook-on-releasethememo-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;expose&#8221; and\u200d &#8220;deactivate&#8221;<\/a> \u200c social media accounts that \u200bcalled on Congress to #ReleaseTheMemo, alleging\u2063 they were foreign \u2064operatives \u2014 a claim the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/02\/06\/russia-twitter-hashtags-deep-state-395928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">media<\/a> piled on to.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Taibbi later revealed \u2062through the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/16\/abc-news-refuses-to-ask-adam-schiff-about-his-push-for-big-tech-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter Files<\/a> that executives at Twitter told Schiff and other Democrats they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2035353\/twitter-files-no-evidence-of-russian-interference-found-in-push-for-nunes-memo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could not<\/a> identify &#8220;any significant activity\u200b connected to Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel Robert Mueller later \u200dreleased \u2063a report that there\u2064 was no\u200d coordination between Trump or his campaign \u2062and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Special\u2063 counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/11\/after-using-russia-lies-to-meddle-in-2016-and-2020-agencies-dust-off-playbook-for-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Durham<\/a> also released a damning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/storage\/durhamreport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> \u200d in 2023 \u200caffirming that \u2064Trump and\u2063 others were justified when they\u2063 alleged the FBI improperly launched the\u200d Crossfire Hurricane\u200d investigation over alleged Russian \u200dcollusion.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the report \u2063was released,\u200d the House voted \u2062213-209 to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/22\/adam-schiffs-censure-is-the-bare-minimum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">censure<\/a> \u2063Schiff for \u200cpromoting the hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Schiff is now openly calling for a military intelligence coup against \u2064the leading candidate \u200dfor president because he\u2019s indignant.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Brianna Lyman \u200cis an\u2063 elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200d does \u200dSchiff&#8217;s history of\u200b making misleading \u2063or false claims\u200d impact the credibility of his statement about intelligence withholding?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Ethics and Implications\u200d of Adam Schiff&#8217;s Statement on Withholding Intelligence from Donald Trump<\/p>\n<p>In a recent appearance on NBC News&#8217; \u2063&#8221;Meet the Press,&#8221; California \u200dDemocratic Representative Adam Schiff made a bold and shocking statement regarding the intelligence community and former\u200c President Donald Trump. Schiff expressed his hope that the intelligence\u2064 community would withhold crucial information from Trump during the upcoming campaign season.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff&#8217;s\u200c statement came in response to a question about whether it was appropriate for Trump to receive\u200d intelligence briefings, considering the 40 felony charges he faces for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-calls-legit-criticism-of-corrupt-fbi-violence-but-we-werent-born-yesterday-2\/\" title=\"FBI Director Calls Legit Criticism Of Corrupt FBI \u2018Violence,\u2019 But We Weren\u2019t Born Yesterday\">mishandling classified documents<\/a>. Schiff claimed that Trump had been criminally negligent in handling classified information and suggested that the intelligence\u200c community should dumb down the briefings for him and\u2064 provide \u200chim with only necessary information that would not reveal sources or methods.<\/p>\n<p>This statement raises serious ethical \u2063concerns and has significant\u200d implications for the relationship between the intelligence community and elected officials. It is essential to \u200bexamine the accuracy and motivations behind Schiff&#8217;s statement before assessing its\u2063 impact.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff has a history of using his position on the House Intelligence Committee to \u2064leak dubious\u200d claims or provide deceptive comments \u2064to the \u2064media. \u2062He gained notoriety for falsely claiming that Trump \u2062was a\u2064 Russian asset,\u2064 a narrative that was later\u200c debunked. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Schiff of leaking classified information, further undermining his credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff&#8217;s statement also ignores the principle of impartiality that should guide\u2062 the intelligence community. The intelligence community&#8217;s role is to provide objective and unbiased information to elected officials, regardless of political affiliation. Withholding information from a President based on personal opinions risks compromising the integrity and impartiality of the intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Schiff&#8217;s statement raises concerns about the potential abuse of power. By advocating for the intelligence community to withhold information from a President based on personal judgments,\u2062 Schiff sets\u200c a dangerous precedent. It opens the door for future politicians to weaponize intelligence\u2062 for their own political gain, undermining the democratic principles of transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to remember that the \u2062intelligence community serves\u2064 the American\u2063 people, not individual politicians\u200b or political\u200c parties. Its primary purpose is \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-end-immigrant-visa-overstay-abuse-u-s-senator-says-heres-his-plan-to-fix-it\/\" title=\"Senator proposes plan to address immigrant visa overstay abuse and put an end to it.\">protect national\u2063 security<\/a> by providing \u200caccurate and timely information to elected officials. Any attempt to manipulate or withhold \u2062information for political\u2064 purposes undermines this fundamental mission.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064conclusion, Schiff&#8217;s statement about withholding intelligence from former President Donald Trump is deeply troubling from an ethical standpoint. It raises \u200dconcerns\u200d about manipulation, \u2062abuse of power, and a lack of\u200b impartiality within the intelligence \u2064community. As\u2062 citizens,\u200b we must hold our elected\u200d officials accountable \u200cfor their statements and actions, ensuring that they \u200drespect the\u200d principles of transparency, accountability, and the impartiality of our institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being removed from the House Intelligence Committee for dishonesty, Rep. Adam Schiff expressed his desire for the intelligence community to withhold vital information from former President Donald Trump during the campaign. 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