The Republicans have produced their list of the witnesses that they would like call during the soon to be public hearings of the impeachment inquiry. While there may have been some surprising names on the list – including Joe and Hunter Biden, what should come as no surprise, is that Adam “Shifty” Schiff is rejecting most of the names on the list.
The GOP witness list, obtained by Fox News included Hunter Biden, the son of former vice president Joe Biden, and the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower whose complaint about a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky triggered the impeachment inquiry.
Schiff immediately rejected the idea of the whistleblower testifying during the public impeachment inquiry hearings, saying that his or her testimony was “redundant and unnecessary.”
In a letter to Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., Schiff said, “The committee … will not facilitate efforts by President Trump and his allies in Congress to threaten, intimidate and retaliate against the whistleblower who courageously raised the initial alarm,” ” … The whistleblower has a right under laws championed by this committee to remain anonymous and to be protected from harm.”
The letter continued, “The impeachment inquiry, moreover, has gathered an ever-growing body of evidence — from witnesses and documents, including the president’s own words in his July 25 call record — that not only confirms but far exceeds the initial information in the whistleblower’s complaint … ”
Schiff concluded his letter, “In light of the president’s threats, the individual’s appearance before us would only place their personal safety at grave risk.”
Earlier in his letter, Schiff had warned Nunes that the impeachment inquiry and the House Intelligence Committee “will not serve as vehicles” for what he called “sham investigations into the Bidens or debunked conspiracies about 2016 U.S. election interference that President Trump pressed Ukraine to conduct for his personal political benefit.”
Republicans also planned to call the younger Biden’s former long-time business partner, Devon Archer, who also sat on the board of Burisma. Republicans claim Archer can help the public to understand “the nature and extent of Ukraine’s pervasive corruption information that bears directly on President Trump’s longstanding and deeply-held skepticism of the country.”
Archer and the Bidens will likely also be rejected as witnesses by Schiff.
The list of witnesses also includes Nellie Ohr, a researcher at the opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which commissioned the now-infamous anti-Trump dossier; Alexandra Chalupa, a Ukrainian-American consultant for the Democratic National Committee who allegedly met with officials at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. to discuss incriminating information about Trump campaign officials; ex-National Security Council official Tim Morrison; former Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker; and high-ranking State Department official David Hale.
This is not justice, when a biased chairman will not let witnesses testify if they might hurt his case. What a joke!
This is nothing but a sham by sahib head Schiff he should be investigated for lying about the first Russia charges and now this redicukious sham DO SOME WORK FOR THE PEOPLE A
Shifty is an embarrassment to the United States!
He has had an obsession since the great President Trump came into office. If he is not happy because our America is on track with this great man…LEAVE OUR COUNTRY!!!! You are actually a sick in the head person!!! You’re so jealous of Mr. Trump!!
Adam Schiff is nothing but a piece of rotten scum who should be invested for lying and should be impeached. He has no right to control the witnesses who are called on to testify.
Nunes or Ratcliff need to state emphatically that the Whistleblower Statute does not apply to the president! It would torpedo this whole charade. Also check this out, directly from the statute: “Moreover, the statute does not apply to federal workers employed by the U.S. Postal Service or the Postal Rate Commission,53 the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,54 the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and any other executive entity that the President determines primarily conducts foreign intelligence or counter-intelligence activities.55 Agency heads are required to inform their employees of these protections.56” Did you catch that? employees of the CIA are not eligible. So this whole thing is a massive illegal distraction, if it turns out that Ciaramella is the guy.
I agree, Schiff said the House Intelligence Committee will not serve as a vehicle for a shame investigation. The person who filed this complaint, Ciaramella or not, would have to be an employee of the Government and is not protected. So this makes Schiff the vehicle that is serving as a shame investigation. The Republicans need to go after Schiff. Article 1 section 3 states that the Senate has sole powers to hold trials on impeachment. It also states the civil officers under Article 2 section 4 can be removed form Office. They should start an impeachment trial on Schiff immediately.
Rep. Shifty, D-CA ALSO NEEDS a Psychiatric evaluation from a QUALIFIED Psychiatrist. The guy seems maniacal in his HATED of the President.
HATRED
Trumps tweet did not become “tampering with Witness” until Shifty read it to the world.
America you all better get involved because watching this communist dictator Adam Schiff and the demorats turning our country into a banana republic is beyond craziness & dangerous. Believe me all of us especially the younger generation will regret what these American hating communist like Schiff, Pelosi are doing to our great America, please do whatever it takes to not let this happen to our great country.
WHY DOES THE SHAM CONTINUE?
Do it ASAP, IMPEACH SCHIFF And arrest the Democrats for treason and terrorism.
Wonder if Shifty is on the Clinton “hit list”………Or is she supplying Shifty with some back bone & words to use………..
No evidence so far . Feelings hurt. It was time she was moved. So hurt, she was moved, she wanted anybody to pay. Who’s interest was she working for? Deep state? When Democrats pull up a woman who thinks she was mistreated, Don’t blame Americans for not trusting anything you all put forward. My vote still goes to President Trump and any Republican running. Go TRUMP. GO REPUBLICANS So proud to have you on America’s side!
Trump’s tweet was not witness tampering until Shifty read it to the world.
Someone wrote that Obama fired all Ambassadors. Clinton fired all AG’s. Why doesn’t someone bring up these firings without explanation.
That’s OK they can say and do whatever
They want they forgot Who their Creator was or isBut we know that their. god is the devil himself no matter what happens My God has the first word and the last
Why does everyone think we need to know the whistleblower? The info is out and further and closer witnesses have testified.
Why does everyone think we need to know the whistleblower? The info is out and further and closer witnesses have testified. Not to mention the president admitted it as did Mulvaney
Pathetic cheaters whine when they get caught cheating!! SAD!
Close-up of America witnessing criminals in action. Again. And Republicans apparently doing nothing, again! Earlier in time, the media said “underage intern! ha ha! That’s our boy Bill…” and “she didn’t MEAN to endanger National Security… what’s a deleted email or few hundred…” Lying SOB’s would tar and feather Trump for anything APPROACHING those; I think that’s what they hate most, he’s done nothing wrong and they can’t get an honest grip on him.
Nobody balls up to tell the American people that half the reason the Electoral College was created was because the majority of people are too damned STUPID to vote. Not elected by the majority? There’s a long list, including Lincoln. Whom the Lying Cheating Dems fought tooth and nail over abolishing slavery, BTW. Look it up…