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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:30 PM Mar 2018

Schiff rips Trump: Not acting on Russian election interference is 'dereliction of duty'

Source: The Hill

BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 03/05/18 12:46 PM EST

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) fired back at President Trump for accusing the Obama administration of investigating his campaign to help Hillary Clinton, saying Trump’s own failure to act on Russian election interference is a “dereliction of duty.”

“The FBI investigation began when it was discovered that the Russians had secret discussions with your foreign policy advisor about dissemination of stolen Clinton emails,” Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, tweeted at Trump on Monday.

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Schiff also hit Trump for claiming that former President Obama “did nothing” about the Russian election interference, asking Trump how he can “criticize Obama for not doing more, when you do absolutely nothing?”

“No cabinet meeting devoted to protecting 2018 elections from foreign interference. Bipartisan sanctions to punish and deter Russian meddling sitting in your desk drawer for months. $120 million allocated by Congress to fight Russian propaganda unspent,” the Democrat continued. “This is dereliction of duty,” he added.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/376776-schiff-rips-trump-not-acting-on-russian-election-interference-is-dereliction

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Schiff rips Trump: Not acting on Russian election interference is 'dereliction of duty' (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2018 OP

IOKIYAAR....plain and simple...THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, ONLY POWER! Moostache Mar 2018 #1

tell us how you really feel. barbtries Mar 2018 #8

No Adam, it's called "COLLUSION!" lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #20

That oath of office? He was just joking dalton99a Mar 2018 #2

Kick...n/t Upthevibe Mar 2018 #3

Like the new trend of Adam Schiff Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #4

Agreed. So do something! Committee hearings, censure trumpf ...there RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2018 #9

In a normal government yes, but republicans refuse to act. pangaia Mar 2018 #12

Aye! [Sigh] RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2018 #13

It is the Benedict Arnold style of defense..... ollie10 Mar 2018 #5

Exactly Raven123 Mar 2018 #6

dereliction of duty is a nice way to put it. barbtries Mar 2018 #7

'Hit him again. Harder, HARDER...' -eom poboy2 Mar 2018 #10

this should be grounds for impeachment for now protecting the country against a foreign adversary onetexan Mar 2018 #11

A mention of how Putin launched an animated "mock nuclear attack" on Florida would be helpful too flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #14

Does Mar-A-Leavenworth have a golf course?? dameatball Mar 2018 #15

KnR for Adam Schiff Hekate Mar 2018 #16

Trump knows which side of his bread is buttered. Kablooie Mar 2018 #17

I sure like Rep. Adam Schiff duforsure Mar 2018 #18

We cannot criticize the GOP enough over their failure to deal with drumph. BSdetect Mar 2018 #19

Moostache

(9,897 posts)

1. IOKIYAAR....plain and simple...THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, ONLY POWER!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:36 PM

Mar 2018

Imagine for one second how long it would have taken for the GOP to scream "TREASON" at a Democratic administration that simply refused to enact the passed sanctions alone...forget about the rest of it...

They are hypocrites and scum and anyone who votes for them, sympathizes with them, provides them political "cover" or abets them in any manner is human refuse.

barbtries

(28,810 posts)

8. tell us how you really feel.

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 03:08 PM

Mar 2018

jk

i struggle to express how bad they are, because it's just unprecedented and incredible that this is happening in the USA.

#RepublicansSuck been trying to get this to trend on twitter for almost a year now.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

20. No Adam, it's called "COLLUSION!"

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 10:19 AM

Mar 2018

Right out in the open

dalton99a

(81,565 posts)

2. That oath of office? He was just joking

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:39 PM

Mar 2018

Upthevibe

(8,067 posts)

3. Kick...n/t

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:41 PM

Mar 2018

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Like the new trend of Adam Schiff

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:42 PM

Mar 2018

smacking Donnie Dipstick side the head,when he attacks Obama or Hilary on twitter. Damn,Donnie gets his ass,which has a wide load banner pinned on it,handed to him.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,438 posts)

9. Agreed. So do something! Committee hearings, censure trumpf ...there

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:00 PM

Mar 2018

..must be some formality to force him to act on Russian santions...perhaps--Supreme Court?

Enough wth responses to his idiotic tweets..responding to dotard is exactly what he wants...Basta! Enough! There must some-kind of judicial action to force him to comply wth law passed by congress, and that dotard signed himself, or no?

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

12. In a normal government yes, but republicans refuse to act.

Reply to RestoreAmerica2020 (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:40 PM

Mar 2018

For, among other reasons, they are being blackmailed.

Plus they want the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,438 posts)

13. Aye! [Sigh]

Reply to pangaia (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:46 PM

Mar 2018

paz!.

ollie10

(2,091 posts)

5. It is the Benedict Arnold style of defense.....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:55 PM

Mar 2018

Raven123

(4,862 posts)

6. Exactly

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 03:03 PM

Mar 2018

Failure to uphold and defend the Constitutional protections of the citizens sounds like high crimes and misdemeanors

barbtries

(28,810 posts)

7. dereliction of duty is a nice way to put it.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 03:06 PM

Mar 2018

an impeachable failure to execute the duties of the office and fulfill his oath.

poboy2

(2,078 posts)

10. 'Hit him again. Harder, HARDER...' -eom

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:02 PM

Mar 2018

onetexan

(13,056 posts)

11. this should be grounds for impeachment for now protecting the country against a foreign adversary

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:24 PM

Mar 2018

but of course the repugs will not act on it. All the more reason for the urgency to win back either chamber of congress so we can do something about it.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

14. A mention of how Putin launched an animated "mock nuclear attack" on Florida would be helpful too

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:49 PM

Mar 2018

This hardly gets any mention. We were threatened by a nuclear power, with a fucking video in case anyone missed the point.

Our awesome pReident responded by attacking "Alex" Baldwin. And starting a trade war.

dameatball

(7,399 posts)

15. Does Mar-A-Leavenworth have a golf course??

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 05:04 PM

Mar 2018

Hekate

(90,769 posts)

16. KnR for Adam Schiff

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 05:22 PM

Mar 2018

Kablooie

(18,637 posts)

17. Trump knows which side of his bread is buttered.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 5, 2018, 06:31 PM

Mar 2018

And it isn't on the US side.

His fear of Putin is greater than his fear of the US government reprisals.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

18. I sure like Rep. Adam Schiff

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 08:33 AM

Mar 2018

Hope he asks trump why when he's been told Russia is ignoring sanctions to NK, and giving them their missile components and materials for them , why has he said and done nothing towards them now? Why has the GOP in Congress said and done nothing on this? China also has been ignoring sanctions also.

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)

19. We cannot criticize the GOP enough over their failure to deal with drumph.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 09:26 AM

Mar 2018

We must never forget how they have attacked Obama for all those years and ignore drumph's atrocious crimes.

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