{"id":2377195,"date":"2024-12-06T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-resigns-from-house-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:43:39","slug":"adam-schiff-resigns-from-house-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-schiff-resigns-from-house-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Schiff resigns from House &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">16<\/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-resigns-from-house-washington-examiner%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=2377195&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--><p>Adam Schiff, the Democratic representative from California, has announced his resignation from the House of Representatives,\u2063 effective Sunday, as he prepares to be sworn in as\u200c California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petition-to-censure-sen-romney-for-impeachment-vote-circulates-among-utah-gop\/\" title=\"Petition To Censure Sen. Romney For Impeachment Vote Circulates Among Utah GOP\">junior senator<\/a> next \u200bMonday. This transition comes as Schiff concludes a 24-year \u2063career in the House, where he gained prominence as a\u200c leading critic of former President Donald Trump, \u2063notably during the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indictment-keeps-fara-charge-on-the-table\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s indictment maintains the possibility of a FARA charge\">impeachment inquiry related<\/a> to Ukraine. Following the republican takeover of the House, Schiff was removed from his position on the Intelligence Committee and faced censure\u2062 from Republicans who accused him of misleading the public.schiff&#8217;s departure\u2064 is significant as he moves to\u200c the Senate,\u200b just before\u200b the\u2064 119th Congress starts on January 3, 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schiff resigns from House with swearing in for Senate next week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1904634\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen.-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) will resign from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a> early and be sworn in as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> junior senator next Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/housefloor\/status\/1865062920494711288?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">alerted the House<\/a> on Friday that he would be leaving the lower chamber effective Sunday and confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he will be sworn in to the Senate on Dec. 9, less than a month before the 119th Congress begins on Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schiff ends his 24-year tenure in the House with a reputation as a chief antagonist to President-elect Donald Trump, leading the first House impeachment involving withholding aid to Ukraine in return for investigations of Hunter Biden. When Republicans took control of the House, then-Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stripped Schiff from his Intelligence Committee assignment, arguing he had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">misused intelligence<\/a> for political purposes. <\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, Republicans voted to censure Schiff, and McCarthy delivered a public reprimand that said Schiff&nbsp;misled the public during congressional investigations into the Trump campaign&rsquo;s ties to Russia. Trump this year referred to Schiff as &ldquo;an enemy from within,&rdquo; fueling speculation that President Joe Biden should issue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3251760\/biden-gambles-preemptive-pardons-shield-democrats-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"preemptive pardons\">preemptive pardons<\/a> for Schiff and others to shield them from Trump&rsquo;s possible legal retribution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2998312\/congressional-review-act-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TOOL REPUBLICANS HOPE TO USE TO UNDO BIDEN RULES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The California congressman defeated Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) in the primary and easily won the 2024 election to replace the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2444914\/how-laphonza-butler-can-shake-up-californias-2024-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">came to Congress<\/a> in October 2023 to finish out Feinstein&rsquo;s term, gave her farewell address on the Senate floor on Thursday and wished Schiff well in his new role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I know is that I stand on the floor of this Senate &mdash; of the Senate as a 14-month senator, but my road to justice and the pursuit of justice has been much longer than 14 months,&rdquo; Butler said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220431\/how-elon-musk-helped-trump-back-to-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW ELON MUSK HELPED WILL TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen.-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andy Kim<\/a> (D-NJ) will also resign effective Sunday and be sworn in on Dec. 9. Sen.&nbsp;George Helmy&nbsp;(D-NJ), who was appointed the caretaker of the seat held by disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3248829\/george-helmy-step-down-senate-andy-kim-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">end his tenure<\/a> on Sunday.  <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s just so thoughtful. He&rsquo;s compassionate. He&rsquo;s clearly well-versed in the issues facing New Jersey and the nation,&rdquo; Helmy said about Kim. &ldquo;So, we are very lucky to have him in this seat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kim praised Helmy for stepping up in a &ldquo;time of need.&rdquo; In a post to X on Friday, Kim reflected on his final vote and years in the House, focusing on the word &ldquo;Tolerance&rdquo; etched into a panel at the end of the House aisle the president walks down for a State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now I walk to the other side of the Capitol, to the Senate,&rdquo; Kim <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andykimnj\/status\/1865064323451687419?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;I look forward to exploring symbols there. But I take note that the Senate center doors that I enter draw a perfect straight line across the Capitol to the center aisle of the House, and this inscription of Tolerance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The exits of both Butler and Helmy allow Schiff and Kim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3244925\/bernie-moreno-maga-freshman-ohio-senior-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">build seniority<\/a>&nbsp;over his other freshman colleagues in the Senate, who will not come into the upper chamber until January. Schiff and Kim are two of six Democrats who were elected to a new term on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1904634\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1904634\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schiff resigns from House, set to be sworn in as senator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2377196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/schiff.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36040,32304,32603,6522,32076],"class_list":["post-2377195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-adam-schiff","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-political-news","tag-resignation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/schiff.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377195","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377195"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377199,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377195\/revisions\/2377199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}